Sunday Creative Challenge - Draw Your Demons

Ok, I confess, I actually stole (gasp!) this idea. I first came across it in Danny Gregory's Creative Lisence book and have adopted it as my own. (I guess I'm not a very good thief if I'm going to go around confessing my crimes.) anyway, back to the challenge at hand.

Demons, right, demons. We all have our demons. You know, those nasty little voices that play in our heads trying to convince us that we just don't have time, energy, courage, etc for our creative and abundant lives. The things tha consistently block our way forward are your personal demons. I bet you know exactly the ones I mean.

Today we are to going to rob them of their power. They are, of course, most powerful because we can't see them. They haunt us with the possibilities of their huge, indifinable, vastness. It's time to bring them down to size. Today, you are going to draw your demons. Give them face and form, and define them.

My demons are Procrastination and Obligation (note that they are capitalized in my world); they are the monsters who confuse me and eat up my time.

I loved giving them a faces - I made them look like cartoons and explained included little blurbs that described the features I chose and their terrible powers.

What do your demons look like? Give it a try, you might be surprised how freeing such a little thing can be.

Megan Potter is a mom, a homeschooler, a wife, a life coach, and an all around creativity freak. Her own artistic expression of choice is painting and writing, but her real passion is teaching and coaching others. She is just beginning a new business, Everyday Renaissance, dedicated to inspiring women around the world to live creative lives. You are welcome to stop by her blog, Flaming Renaissance, she'd love to hear from you!

Comments

[nyjlm]

I started posting mine this am when my computer crashed! I've re-written my post :)
http://nyjlm.blogspot.com/2007/03/demons.html

[0cean]

That's a good idea! :-)

[nyjlm]

I can't wait to do this- I did it once in a session at a parenting conference and it is such a valuable exercise!