Our ability to create will be contingent in some measure on how we spend our time. How we spend our time determines our thoughts and the direction of our lives on a daily basis. If I spend my time thinking about my job and conflicts on the job, then that is where the structure of my mind will incline—and that is where my creative gifts will go (or be squandered); however, if I spend my time doing my composition as an active thought-process, at the drafting table or at the computer, then that is where my mind will be; the structure of my thoughts will thus incline. And I will produce something from this active process of thought. Thus, the structure of my thoughts is determined by the activities of my hands and focus of my mind.
The only way I can think of doing this is to develop a habit of daily work. My dedicated time is in the morning when my thoughts seem to work best. For you it may be in the morning, afternoon, or evening - whenever you believe that you work best.
The beginnings of any composition to me seem paltry, inadequate, pointless, and leading down a path to nowhere. But first steps are always awkward - whether as a child or as an adult. When I set out on my morning run, the first quarter mile seems difficult. But, I’ve found that if I endure and push through, that the pace gets easier.
So too with my work. If I get up every morning and put dots (notes) on paper, then the process becomes easier, those seed dots begin to blossom into larger ideas and, one fine day, they become a completed composition.
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