Speaker: Rev. Jo VonRue

Drawn In: Resting

Something grossly overlooked in the creative process is the place of effortlessness and play. Staying too focused on deadlines and how every moment can be “productive” robs us of an important feature of what it means to be humans. Pushing through is non-sustainable, and creativity suffers if we constantly labor. Celebration is necessary along the … Continue reading Drawn In: Resting

Drawn In: Listen

“Listening” as part of creativity is about perceiving. We open our senses to see what is emerging. Perhaps what we start doesn’t end up looking like what we thought it would. Instead, once the act of creating begins, we listen to how the Spirit is guiding our next steps and unfolding possibilities we were previously … Continue reading Drawn In: Listen

Drawn In: Hover

Hovering is the creative posture of taking a moment to see the “big picture.” In a world of quick fixes and instant gratification, we sometimes want to skip the step of paying quiet attention to this question: “what one thing do we need to focus on now?”