Occasionally, the ideas don’t seem to come — as though the well has run dry.

This can feel like a failure of creativity.

It’s not.

It’s a lack of patience. An inattentive sight. A muted listening. A false story you’ve told yourself.

The spirit is still there. The seeds are still germinating.

It’s just that the energy is focused on non-ideas and what doesn’t work. As though we’re at the riverside — thirsty — holding a net instead of a bucket.

In these moments, have patience. Like so many things in nature … creativity, inspiration, and motivation have their ebbs and flows.