The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness by Greg Anderson

Author:Greg Anderson [Anderson, Greg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2012-04-19T14:00:00+00:00

14

The Law of

Creativity

Imagination is the eye of the soul.

— Joseph Joubert

Everything is created twice — first mentally, then physically.

A blueprint precedes construction. A business plan comes before business success. Character development prefaces responsible and self-disciplined children. The first creation is on the mental plane; the physical result follows.

It’s the non-negotiable Law of Creativity.

We use the law all the time, but seldom do we use it consciously. It’s a principle that applies everywhere.

My wife is an amateur seamstress. As I write this, she is working on a new outfit for our daughter. In the creative process, she first has an idea for a colorful jumper. She and my daughter talk about colors. Then they select a pattern. Next it’s time for material. Now the buttons. Every step is preceded by its mental equivalent. The physical follows the mental.

This is the Law of Creativity. Everything is created twice.

This simple and powerful principle applies to every area of life. Our parents come to visit and want to select a different, more scenic route home, something that will keep them away from the big cities. We get out the map; locate the starting point, their destination, a stopover for the evening; and plan the entire route — all mental activity to this point. Then the day arrives for them to actually begin travel and the mental work is transformed into a physical reality. The thought precedes the deed.

The law is omnipresent. We recently did some landscaping; first we drew a plan. Our neighbors plant a large vegetable garden each year; Bob lays it out on paper first. Mental work. I create a speech first mentally, with the “take-away” message clearly in mind. The principle of two creations is constantly at work.

The Law of Creativity may seem so self-evident as to be unimportant. Beware. Do not be lulled into complacency or dismiss the power of this law. The potential for massive transformation resides here. For while it is true that all things are created twice, not all creations are conscious. And this is where our complacency can get us into deep trouble.

The Law of Creativity comes into play either by default or by design — by accident or on purpose. The trouble is, most often we simply react; we are passive. We accept what is without a single thought of what might be. We allow others to press our creative buttons.

Think back and connect with the Law of Personal Accountability. We each have an ability to respond, a power to create. This is not reaction. It is proaction, an idea that is intimately tied to the Law of Creativity.

Look at our personal lives. When we do not accept personal responsibility and do not develop awareness of the tremendously powerful Law of Creativity, we empower other people to set the agendas of our lives. Circumstances tend to shape our lives by default, not by choice.

Design or default — a key criterion for understanding the Law of Creativity. For instance, a life script may have been handed to us by our parents.

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