We know more than we think.

We have more instinct than we realise. Whilst painting in a coffee shop I found curiosity pulling many people in my direction, asking me what I was painting. Instead of directly answering, I’d ask them what colour did they think I should use next? 

The common response was, oh I wouldn’t know… I enquired a little further. Even so, what would you choose if you did know? Purple! Red! Orange! The suggestions came flooding out. Uncertainty, with a little smile following.

After helping me choose the next colour and then adding it to the painting together, they saw how easy it was to decide and take part without ‘knowing’. 

It seems we know more than we realise. It’s not a cognitive, learned, rigid knowing. It’s a body, heart, intuitive awareness. 

Creativity doesn’t need to know. It just needs to act.

Next time you don’t know. Have a guess. Start there and see where you land.