I've often felt that the creative process I so enjoy as an adult is much akin to childhood "playing." It is through unstructured play that children unknowingly make sense of their world. So it is with time spent in the adult creative process. Time that knows no boundaries, follows no agenda and receives no evaluation is the best time one can spend. Just as a child in play feels no inhibition an adult can also strive for similar freedom.
You will know when you have achieved this state of bliss because you will no longer be aware of time all. When you are completely absorbed in the moment, time will stand still. How often do any of us live "in the moment?"
A child may be processing far more than he appears to be during play. Creative time for adults can serve the same purpose as head and hands unite in a single goal. It may be the soothing repetition of a needle through fabric or the purposeful pressure of hands upon dough, whatever the moment's task may be, rest assured your life is working itself out in ways you may not even be aware of.
Play on!
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