Bright Sparks: Creative Practices to Light Your Way

Energy, motivation and progress seem like different subjects. In fact they are fueled by one primal source: Inspiration!

Hi, this is Diana. Bright knowledge instants give you one thing you can do today to move your creativity ahead. And right now, I'm just about to head out to tango. I do Argentine tango as a hobby. I love it. I find it very inspiring. And that has me thinking about the whole nature of inspiration. Right now we're working in January and we're starting to get our motivation back.

We're trying to think, how do we ramp up our energy again after all the holidays and hopefully some break time? And for me, motivation almost takes care of itself if we focus on inspiration instead. When we're connected to our personal inspiration, this gives us the strength to work through technical and practical matters that may otherwise seem boring. It also helps us get to our instrument, our art form, whatever that may be, because we feel inspired.

So the inspiration actually will tak...

“Resolutions” sound hard, a struggle, a big old slog. Because I believe in flow: grind fades as you create and engage more than ever. Yet with no target, how can you achieve your goals in our wide, wild world? I found that when I set resolutions as my target, I ended up resenting them. So they backfired. Instead, here’s what I’ve learned about setting targets with heart and space.

Hi, this is Diana. Bright Knowledge instance give you one thing that you can do today to move your creativity ahead. And as we move into the New Year, this is a time when people make many resolutions, New Year resolutions. And oftentimes those get broken. And I personally believe it's because resolutions sort of have a forceful nature behind them, almost like punitive, a little bit of a drag after a while.

You get excited initially, but then they turn and to something of an obligation, which is not fun. So instead, what I would love to offer you is rather than resolutions, intentions. Set your intentions ...

December is about celebration, communicating, connecting. It feels so great to do these, doesn’t it? Warm, happy, joyful. Yet communicating and connecting can also feel scary. We might fear being judged on what and how we communicate. I suffered this fear so much that I gave up music for 4 years solid. How I got back on track is a long story, but as you can see, I did! And so can you. We’re in one of our most “public” months: today I offer you a quick way to share with confidence. How I learned to turn fear into joy (yes, you can do it! If I did, so can you).

Hi, this is Diana. Bright Knowledge instants give you one thing you can do today to move your creativity ahead. And as we are in the month of December, although this would work for any month, we're very much in the mode of connection, community, and communication. One of the things people come to me most for is letting their creativity come out. And oftentimes there's a great deal of fear around this.

And I certainly sympathiz...

Is there really a best time for you to practice? Yes! Find out when in this super short tutorial.

Hi, this is Diana. Bright knowledge instants give you one thing you can do today to move your creativity ahead. And right now we're in December, we're in the thick of it. The energy is flowing fast and furious. So what I would love to offer you are some energy management tips for your creativity. It's really important to engage in your creativity when you are at your best energy spot.

Now everybody has the best energy spot and it's different for everybody. Every person is slightly different. Some people are best in the morning, some people best in the afternoon, some best in the evening. I tend to be more creative in the evening. So it's really important to engage in your art form during your best energy times. So prioritize your creativity to happen during that best energy moment for you.

What are you? Are you best in the morning? Try to get some even five minutes of your creative wo...

Yet, there’s a way to keep your creative Purpose front and center right now. Super short video on how to reframe the busyness so that your creativity gains a whole new dimension.

Hi, this is Diana. Bright Knowledge instance give you one thing that you can do today to move your creativity ahead. And now we're moving into December, and I think of that as a month of connection, community and communication. So we're being around other people a lot, we're reuniting. There's a lot of communication going back and forth. And that of course, has me thinking about how does this play into our purpose?

And if you haven't seen the Bright knowledge instant about purpose, do go back and watch it. It's a great time for review. And purpose is at the heart of everything that I believe regarding your creative force and bringing it out in the world. So I usually recommend that your purpose be something very, very internal. It's almost something private. It's something that's very personally meaningfu...

Having taught for over 25 years, one thing is clear to me: you can’t actually ‘teach’ anyone anything. In fact, each person teaches themselves. YOU are your teacher! Yes, others may inspire you and offer you important information and perspectives. Yet it’s up to you to integrate it all. You are the person who makes it real for your life. Today, pause to give yourself Gratitude as your true teacher in life!

Hi, this is Diana. Bright Knowledge instance give you one thing you can do to move your creativity ahead today. And today what I would love you to think about is you are your own teacher. Ultimately you teach things to yourself. You may get information from other people, you may get help and encouragement, but nobody can actually download information into your brain. It's you who really teaches yourself. So the month of November is one of gratitude.

And I would like you to just say thank you to yourself for being your own teacher and for always striving to be your best teacher fo...

Gearing up for the holidays, are you daunted by the energy preparations and socializing consume? With all this joyful noise, your creativity can end up taking a back seat for weeks (sometimes months) on end. Here’s a quick antidote to bring you back to yourself! Coming back to yourself automatically engages your creative spirit, because you’re born to be creative - it’s natural. Creativity needs space to flourish, and here’s how you can find that space, even during the busiest of times! How to claim your 5-minute retreat.

Hi, this is Diana. Bright Knowledge Instance. Give you one thing that you can do to move your creativity ahead. And I am really meditating on the fact that it's so quiet here in the place that I'm staying. I'm staying in Nicosia, Cyprus, where I spent all of my high school years. And I'm staying in this beautiful little cottage. It's very quiet. It's a pedestrian street, pretty much, and the electricity just went off, well on top of it.

So I don't have any WI fi. ...

It’s November already, the month of gratitude! Gratitude is connected to higher levels of happiness and creativity. Today I share with you one of the most powerful ways you can express gratitude to your loved ones right now. Sharing your art shares an intimate side of yourself. Deepening the relationship between you and your gift recipient. Sharing your art - whatever state it’s in, doesn’t have to be completed or your masterpiece! - shares your vulnerability and your deepest values. This is one of the greatest expressions of gratitude you can give someone. A true gift. And if you’ve ever felt your art lacks meaning or purpose, sharing your art with someone brings whole new levels of appreciation and excitement for what you do. A marvelous cycle of gratitude on all levels!

Hi, this is Diana Bright Knowledge instance give you one thing that you can do to move your creativity ahead Today. November is about gratitude and giving thanks. And one way that we show gratitude to others is to...

We focused all October on reclaiming your past: your heritage, history, art form, even wisdom from your younger self. It’s a lot! How can you now corral all this rich material to enhance your creativity? Seeing Patterns & Setting Intentions with your Artistic Diary Seeing patterns is one of creativity’s great secrets. Patterns are at the heart of music, fine art, dance, philosophy, sacred geometry, and more. Discerning patterns helps your creativity focus and flourish in the real world. This is inspiration! And from those patterns, you can set intentions. Intentions are really Goals - Goals that come from your heart. The best kind!

Hi, this is Diana. Bright Knowledge instants give you one thing that you can do to move your creativity ahead today. And I'm still in beautiful Cyprus right now, all of October, and believe it or not, this is October here. We have been working on bringing the worlds together. We've been looking at the past, at history, at heritage, at ancestors, at older...

We’ve been working on reclaiming on a grand scale the past this month. And integrating this reclaiming into our present lives so that we are completely in touch with our creativity. Today I’m coming to your from the beautiful island of Cyprus, where I spent my teenage years. Being in this magical place is bringing back my old memories, dreams, desires. It’s putting me back in Beginners Mind, one of the cornerstones of creativity. Reconnect to your younger years Our teenage years - besides the angst we’re happy to leave behind! - are amongst our most formative and passionate. Delving back into those times can unearth hopes and dreams you might have forgotten, plus give you satisfaction of having come a long way. Meet me in Cyprus where I share some of my teenage stories and hope to inspire you to do the same!

Hi, this is Diana. Bright Knowledge instance give you one thing that you can do to move your creativity ahead today. And today I am in beautiful Nicosia, Cyprus. I grew up here ...