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	Curiousity, da Vinci Style Part 1 by Linda Dessau Genuine Coaching
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"Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderments, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of life is to go on asking them."
~ Frank Moore Colby ~

Creativity asks of us a certain level of curiousity. Every new piece of art, music or writing is unknown when we sit down (or stand up) to create it.

When we approach that blank canvas, empty stage or notebook paper in a state of curiousity, we're truly opening the door to the muse -- to our "inner artist", our "higher power" and the creative flow of the universe.

In "How to think like Leonardo da Vinci", Michael Gelb tells us just how curious Leonardo was. In fact, curiousity is one of the "seven steps to genius" that Gelb walks us through in this fascinating book.

da Vinci suggested three different ways of looking at your own creative work, so that you can approach it objectively and with curiousity.

First he suggested you look at your work in a mirror, so it seems like someone else created it.

This changing of perspective is a very effective avenue into curiousity. I often suggest coaching clients imagine that someone else (a good friend or family member) is coming to them with the very situation they're having trouble with, and I ask them what they would advise this person.

Immediately they're spouting all sorts of wisdom that they just couldn't see when it was their own life they were looking at. They needed to see the situation from a new perspective, and to get curious about it.

Secondly, he suggested that you walk away from your creative work and come back with fresh eyes. In the meantime, while you're away from it, you're out interacting with the world, engaging with nature, people, sights, sounds and smells from the familiar and comforting to the exotic and unexpected.

I believe this is what Julia Cameron was hoping for us when she suggested we make regular "artists' dates" with ourselves. By filling up with new experiences, we have so much more to offer our creative work when we come to it. One short day out in the world changes us, sometimes slightly and sometimes significantly.

And lastly, da Vinci suggested you study the work from a distance. This is similar to another tool I use in my coaching. I invite my clients to imagine they're atop a great mountain, looking down at the timeline of their life, or maybe at one specific situation. Observing a situation from this unique vantage point, far removed from the reality of the situation, often reveals fascinating and extremely helpful information.

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Linda Dessau, the Self-Care Coach, helps artists enhance their creativity by addressing their unique self-care issues. To receive one of her free monthly newsletters, subscribe at Genuine Coaching -- Newsletter. Visit Genuine Coaching for free and low-cost creativity and self-care resources.

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Entangled Minds: Extrasensory Experiences in a Quantum Reality
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