CreativeMornings - ♻️ Gratitude & Joy flow in a cycle

November 28, 2024

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Illustration of a person kneeling outdoors, surrounded by large dandelion plants. The person wears a wide-brimmed hat, an orange short-sleeve shirt, and green overalls. They hold a dandelion in one hand and are blowing its seeds into the air. The background is a soft beige with scattered dots, giving a natural, earthy feel. The text at the bottom reads "#CMCycle | Illustration by Isabell Meister | CreativeMornings.”

December’s theme is CYCLE

It was chosen by our Freiburg chapter in Germany and illustrated by Isabell Meister.

Our world runs on cycles. There’s the frantic buzz of the 24-hour news cycle. The boom and bust of economic cycles. The changing seasons. Every plant, animal, and organism exists in a life cycle of birth, growth, reproduction, and death. Water flows through a cycle of evaporation into vapor to condensation in clouds to precipitation that falls as rain or snow. The menstrual cycle. The circadian rhythm of our sleep cycle.

Just as crops are grown on a rotation cycle to replenish the soil, our own creativity requires a cycle of inspiration or inputs, followed by a burst of productivity or entering a flow state, and finally a period of rest or contemplation.

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