Staying in Touch with Creativity (Even When It Feels Far Away)

Some mornings, the ideas come fast.
Other days, I sit at my desk and just... listen.

Staying in touch with creativity isn’t always about being inspired, it’s about showing up, even when the spark is faint. Even when all you can do is hold the thread.

This post is a quiet reflection on what it means to stay connected to your creative self - even when the world, or your own mind, feels a little far away.

Creativity as a Relationship, Not a Resource
We often treat creativity like something we’re supposed to use - for work, for content, for output.

But creativity is more like a relationship. It deepens when we tend to it. It withers when we only show up to get something out of it.

Some weeks I’m full of ideas. Others, I just sit with materials, put on music, and touch what’s familiar. That counts too.

You don’t have to be producing to be in your creative life.

Rituals That Keep the Thread Warm
One thing I’ve learned: little rituals keep me tethered to that quiet, internal place where ideas live.

It might be:

Boiling water and choosing tea before starting.

Rearranging my tools slowly, with no rush to begin.

Writing one word, or threading one bead, even when I don’t know where it’s going.

Rituals help me remember that creativity is not an emergency.
It’s a rhythm.

Let It Be Small Sometimes
Not every act of creativity has to be ambitious or useful. Some of the most meaningful work I’ve done started with scraps—five quiet minutes, a half-formed idea, the edge of a dream.

Let it be imperfect. Let it be small.

Staying in touch doesn’t mean holding on tightly, it means letting yourself return, gently, again and again.

If you’ve felt far from your creative self lately, you’re not alone.

Start by noticing what calls you back.
Maybe it’s a texture. A sound. A shape you want to trace.
Follow that.

There’s always a way back.
Even the smallest gesture is a beginning.