Well, hello there. My name is Morgan Harper-Nichols. I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space where I share words that I hope can make a little room for you to slow down and take a few deep breaths as you prepare for whatever lies ahead. Thanks for being here today. And now on to today's episode.

For whatever it is that you are waiting for right now, I hope that this can be the season that you keep on creating, even in the uncertainty, even in the waiting. When you are waiting on seeds

that are just starting to grow, you are still free to do other things in the meantime. You may not be

able to speed up the process, but you are still free to create something new.

You are free to open your mind and heart to new ways of thinking and feeling and noticing the world around you.

Take another photograph.

Write another journal entry. Make a new friend. These are all forms of

creativity. Creating something new doesn't always have to involve the art supply store.

Creating something new doesn't even mean you have to be creative. It doesn't mean that you have to share

what you've created with others. You can simply do it just for the sake of being present to the moment.

Create as a way of reminding yourself that even when you feel limited by the lack of growth from the

seeds you have sown, it is still possible for something new to come pouring out of you. Create something

new even if only one person sees it, even if that only person is you. It is far too easy to

preoccupy yourself with the mystery of being creative, even if you're a skilled and professional

artists. Even then you are met with the fears and doubts of how good or bad the outcome might be.

Are you wasting your time?

Should you be doing something else?

Is it even authentic or just a copy?

What if you create something you love but no one else cares?

If you find yourself wrestling with these kind of questions,

remember that before you worry about creating for an outcome,

create for the sole purpose of just creating. Create for the sole purpose of practicing what it means to be present to the moment.

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