Can my creative practice still grow when I don’t 'water it' often?

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I haven't given my garden much attention this year.

The pipe for the backyard hose burst this winter so to water it I had to fill a watering can 5+ times….. instead I often opted for the rain + Mother Nature to take care of it.

Last year, tending to my garden became a daily form of meditation. It was an exciting new practice for me.

And it felt simple, formulaic + basically guaranteed. All in all- my biggest takeaway when gardening last year was “This is magic! Can my creative work be simple and straightforward like this too??”

I knew I wanted to keep gardening but this year we had other things going on.

So while I did “plant the garden in a place with great sunlight” I didn’t often water it, protect it from pests- meaning not much was harvested.

It just wasn’t my top priority- instead we were focusing on house stuff, unschooling the kids, learning how to support their emotional intelligence and big feelings and in the breaks- creating what feels good to me.

Which brings me to my creative work….

I'm not making space for my creative work everyday- or as often as I could probably create. I’m happy with my flow- that I’m not pressuring myself to create based on an arbitrary/societal schedule. And although I’m not creating in an urgent and uber frequent cadence- my creations are connecting with others (especially through passive systems- thank you Youtube + SEO!)

…. And yet I feel like I have a lot in me that I want to create. (More growth I could get out of this season’s crops if you will.)

So I found myself asking: Can my creative practice still grow when I don’t 'water it' often?

Let’s talk this out in this episode...

Journal prompts if you’re transitioning from a ‘watering less often’ season into a ‘watering more frequently’ one.