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What if creativity wasn’t just about painting, writing, or playing music—but something you could bring into every ordinary moment of your day? This piece is an invitation to see life a little differently. Think of your day as a series of small scenes—like a stage that keeps resetting. Each time you enter a room, start a conversation, or stir a pot on the stove, you have a chance to shape the energy. You can set the tone. You can spark a moment of connection, laughter, calm, or joy. When we start approaching life this way—intentionally, playfully—we realize that we are all creators. Not of masterpieces on a canvas, but of culture, mood, and meaning, in every tiny segment of space and time we move through. This is the kind of creativity that empowers us—and it’s contagious. Try it. It might change everything.
Today’s Challenge:
Just for today, try this: treat each moment of your life as if it’s a scene on a stage. Whether you’re in the car with your kids, chatting in the kitchen, walking into work, or waiting in line at the store—see it as a fresh stage set. What kind of energy do you want to create? What kind of scene do you want to invite into being? Lighthearted? Kind? Calm? Joyful? Set the intention. Imagine you’re holding space for something beautiful to unfold—because you are. You are the stage designer of your life. So today, set the scene—and let the moment play out with heart.
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We are all Creators on a Living Stage with many Scenes
I’d like you to have some fun with this tool. Think about it as something to play with.
Forget what you know of creativity in the boxed way we’ve come to define it: painting, music, writing. All of that is beautiful. But we are all creators, and we rarely think of ourselves that way. We’re creating all the time, but we’re not doing it consciously. Every time we encounter a conversation, a moment in time, how we perceive it and how we approach it—we are literally partaking in creating that moment and how it unfolds.
We don’t realize the power we have to encompass the spaces we inhabit within the segments of time we’re given. So I’d like you to play with this idea. Try, just for one day, to witness how much power you have to create within the world you’re in.
Yes, there’s so much happening around us that we don’t control: atmospheres, environments, systems, traffic, people, you name it. But I’ll tell you now—play around with this tool, experiment—and you’ll see that you actually do have the ability to create culture around you, and little pockets of moments in time. Like seeds in life itself.
I’d like you to see your day in small segments of both space and time.
Life is actually segmented all the time in these little pockets. Every time you enter a new space and a new moment, you actually enter into a whole new energy field—like a frame in a movie.
Let’s say you walk into a restroom at work. Two other coworkers happen to be washing their hands. You’re only in there for two minutes, but that’s a segment of time and space. You’ve entered a particular moment with two other people, and there’s a specific energy in that encounter. You might share a laugh, exchange a joke—and then the moment is over, and the atmosphere outside is entirely different.
That was a scene on the stage.
You get into your car. Another pocket of space and time. Maybe you’re headed to work, an appointment, or picking up your kids. When you’re in the waiting room, waiting to see your doctor—that’s another scene, another atmosphere, a different group of people.
These are all frames in a film.
You can either move through them unconsciously, or you can create within them. You can decide how you’re going to show up in that frame.
In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna tells Arjuna: “You have control over your actions, not over the results. Perform your duty with focus, without attachment to outcome.” This is creativity at its core—presence in the moment, doing with intention.
So, let’s get playful:
You’re in your room. You have two hours to study.
You enter the kitchen. You’ve got 45 minutes to cook dinner.
Will you rush through it, just trying to get it done? Or will you make it a scene? Turn on music. Light a candle. Pretend you’re on a cooking show. Use your imagination. Smell the food. Taste the process.
Separate that space and time from everything else, and be present.
The Tao Te Ching says, “Doing nothing, everything is done.” That doesn’t mean laziness—it means letting go of resistance. It means dancing with what is.
“Attitude is Contagious.”
— Katie Pickard
As you begin to live with this kind of creative intent, life itself becomes your art.
When you walk into the restroom with coworkers, set the intention: I’m going to make someone smile.
When you walk into a store, set the intention: I’m going to enjoy the textures, colors, shapes—and maybe share a laugh with someone.
Driving the kids home? That’s a scene. What soundtrack will you choose? What tone will you set? Will it be chaotic or calm? Will you ask about their day, help them reflect, play a game, tell a joke?
Before you know it, you’ve created a meaningful journey, not just a car ride.
I’ve often gone into work and set the intention to make the most of every room I walk into, every patient’s bed space. I’ve played Disney songs, sung aloud, and treated each child as if they were my own. I’ve set the intention to shift the atmosphere around me—to make people feel relaxed, welcome, safe.
And by the end of the shift? The energy changes. Nurses start gathering, chatting, laughing. Patients brighten. And I smile quietly to myself: I did that. I created that shift.
This is not ego—it’s awareness.
When you intentionally create space for connection, others feel it. And then? They join in. They bring their light too.
Creativity isn’t about being an artist. It’s about being a presence.
It’s what the Japanese call ma—the space between things. It’s what Sufi mystics refer to as baraka, the sacred energy that flows through presence.
And as Viktor Frankl wrote, even in the concentration camps, people could choose to be a light in the darkest place: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances.”
So set the tone. Be the actor that fills the stage with presence. Are you going to curl away and let the play happen around you? Or are you going to create within the space?
Will you be the beach, receiving the waves? Or will you be the rock that sings to the sea?
Winston Churchill said, “Life is just one damn thing after another.” So why not fill those damn things with joy?
Create with intention. Hold space for others. Be playful. Be kind. Be sovereign. Because even when life throws chaos your way—your boss, your noisy kids, your difficult spouse—you still get to choose how you show up in that segment of space and time.
And when you start choosing…
You’ll see that creativity isn’t some lofty artistic thing. It’s how you build your reality, moment by moment.
So go ahead. Try it.
Create like the king or queen you are.
It’s contagious. It’s empowering. It’s yours.
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
— Maya Angelou
TEACHINGS & RESOURCES
Ancient & Contemporary Teachings:
Below is a list of ideas from various ancient and modern teachings that support the ideas above.
Science
“Neuroplasticity shows that the brain is always rewiring based on our intentional attention.” — Dr. Norman Doidge, The Brain That Changes Itself
“Behavioral science proves that small, intentional acts can shift whole environments.” — BJ Fogg, Stanford Behavior Design Lab
Sociology
“We shape society through micro-interactions every day.” — Erving Goffman, The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life
“Culture is created through repeated, patterned behavior within social settings.” — Pierre Bourdieu, Outline of a Theory of Practice
Quantum Physics
Quantum theory suggests that the observer affects the observed — what we pay attention to begins to collapse possibility into form. In this way, consciousness isn’t passive. It’s a participant. The famous double slit experiment implies that how we observe changes what reality becomes. This supports the idea that we are co-creating reality every moment, through our awareness and intention.
Modern Day Living Examples
A teacher creating a safe classroom where students feel seen — shaping the future of that child.
A barista placing fresh flowers on a counter — turning a transactional space into a gentle one.
A nurse singing while bathing a patient — creating emotional healing through presence.
A parent setting the dinner table with care — offering not just food, but a culture of love.
In all these, we see culture as craft. Ordinary acts of creation.
Contemporary Teachers
Thich Nhat Hanh taught that “washing the dishes can be an act of meditation” — each action done in full presence creates sacredness. He called it engaged mindfulness.
Clarissa Pinkola Estés speaks of creating culture as an act of the wild woman archetype — one who births meaning through her touch, her language, her rituals.
Robin Wall Kimmerer, a botanist and Potawatomi elder, teaches reciprocity: that every garden or home we tend shapes not only plants, but relationships between beings.
Psychology
Carl Jung described creativity as “the natural function of the psyche” and believed that humans are meant to individuate by shaping their outer life to reflect their inner reality. Meanwhile, positive psychology today shows that environments infused with intentional beauty, ritual, and rhythm have a direct impact on wellbeing. Creating harmonious surroundings is not superficial — it rewires emotion, attention, and identity.
Ancient Philosophy
Stoics like Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius believed in shaping one’s internal state to be in harmony with outer action — each response is an act of creation.
Confucianism emphasized ritual and order as daily acts of cultural creativity — even how you greet someone can maintain harmony in society.
Heraclitus taught that life is constant flow, and we create meaning by stepping consciously into that flow with awareness.
Ancient and Modern Spiritual Teachings
In Hinduism, the god Brahma represents creation, and it is said that life itself is the act of a god breathing dreams into form. Human beings echo this divine act each time they imagine, intend, and build.
In Christian mysticism, creation is seen as co-laboring with the divine. “The Kingdom is within you” means we’re responsible for shaping it, now.
Buddhism teaches that right speech, right action, right livelihood are all daily creative acts — each one shaping karma and the world around us.
Indigenous Wisdom
Many Indigenous cultures view humans not as masters of the earth, but as ceremonial stewards—we create balance and meaning through how we treat the land, animals, and one another.
In Andean cosmology, ayni (sacred reciprocity) is a way of life: to walk gently, create beauty, and offer something of yourself to every place you enter.
Native American teachings often emphasize story, circle, and presence as the roots of culture — every word and every ritual shapes the unseen energy of a place.
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
— Pablo Picasso
I’d Love to Hear From You
If anything in this article spoke to you, or sparked a thought, I’d love to hear about it. Whether you want to explore these ideas more deeply or simply share what’s going on in your life right now, you’re warmly invited to reach out. You don’t need to have it all figured out — I’m here to listen, reflect, and walk beside you in whatever part of the journey you’re in..
Below is a List of Resources – Read, Watch, Listen and Be Inspired!
Books
“The Art of Possibility” – Rosamund Stone Zander & Benjamin Zander Explores how perception, energy, and framing influence the environments we create. Encourages shaping possibility with presence and intention.
“Braiding Sweetgrass” – Robin Wall Kimmerer A botanist and Indigenous elder teaches how tending plants, spaces, and people is a sacred act of co-creation, gratitude, and cultural memory.
“The Hidden Messages in Water” – Masaru Emoto Demonstrates how our energetic imprint (like tone, intention, or words) literally shapes matter. A poetic metaphor for how we create environments.
“Peace Is Every Step” – Thich Nhat Hanh Offers gentle daily practices of mindfulness that show how sweeping a floor or walking can be acts of sacred world-making.
“The Practice” – Seth Godin About showing up daily, crafting work and community with presence — not for results or fame, but because we are here to contribute soulfully.
YouTube Videos
Robin Wall Kimmerer on Sacred Reciprocity Talks about living as a participant in the web of life, not a consumer. Beautifully aligns with the idea of “creating space” with awareness. [YouTube: On Being Interview – “The Intelligence in All Kinds of Life”]
Benjamin Zander – The Transformative Power of Classical Music Famous TED talk. But it’s really about energy, aliveness, and how your presence makes possibility erupt in others. (The “shining eyes” moment is gold.)
John Wineland – Masculine/Feminine Polarity & Energetic Leadership He teaches how your tone, breath, posture, and presence literally create the room. It’s not gendered — it’s sacred performance.
TED Talks
“Everyday Leadership” – Drew Dudley Redefines leadership as the small unseen moments where we shape someone’s path without realizing it. Culture is built in the unnoticed.
“The Power of Vulnerability” – Brené Brown Vulnerability is creativity’s birthplace — this talk isn’t just emotional, it’s practical wisdom on shaping human spaces with trust and authenticity.
“Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are” – Amy Cuddy Shows how how we carry ourselves shifts not only us, but how the room feels. Subtle posture = environmental leadership.
Experts to Explore
Thich Nhat Hanh – Master of micro-ritual and presence. His teachings show how washing a bowl or stepping through a doorway is a world-creating act.
Esther Perel – Teaches how emotional environments in relationships are co-authored every moment. You are designing culture with every word.
Dr. Dan Siegel – Neuroscientist who explores interpersonal neurobiology. Our presence literally regulates others; we’re shaping minds by being.
Clarissa Pinkola Estés – Focuses on the mythic feminine act of weaving culture, stories, food, home — the sacred work of daily reality-making.
Robin Sharma – Although corporate, he writes eloquently on crafting your days like a work of art. (E.g., The 5 AM Club teaches ritual as creation.)
Research & Psychology
Environmental Psychology Studies Show that intentional environments (lighting, cleanliness, even scent) improve cognitive function, trust, and emotion. We co-create well-being physically.
Harvard Business Review on Psychological Safety Teams perform better when someone intentionally creates space for open conversation. Creative culture isn’t just art — it’s atmosphere.
MIT Media Lab on Collective Emotion and Ambient Design Looks at how spaces respond to our energy. Suggests that design isn’t separate from people — we are living co-creators of space.
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