How Do We Access Our Creative Energy When We Feel Stuck?

I knew a man who was a talented musician. Having received recognition locally, he wanted to reach out farther and spread his music around the world. He found others who could help him realize his vision. But the moment his career took off, he began to mess up. He just could not handle success, and found himself contracting back to the familiar place from which he had started as a performer. Each time he expanded beyond a certain level, deep fear surfaced and ambushed him. He felt stuck and depressed.

So how do we access our creative energy when we feel stuck? How can we rekindle inspiration? Even though we are inherently rich with positive qualities at our core, we may fail to recognize our inner resources. How do we reconnect with the source? Awareness is the key. That means knowing ourselves intimately. Knowledge of our inner essence is not acquired through formal learning. It is not the accumulation of skill or facts. It consists of recognizing openness and being aware of it in any given moment. The open source of being becomes our refuge—support that is always available to us.

Excerpt From
Spontaneous Creativity
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche
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