As an artist, I often prickle at the way imagination is talked about in our culture. It’s often framed as if, besides children, it’s only uniquely talented adults (artists, writers, etc.) who get to have imagination — as if it’s something that’s either inherent to you and easy to access, or that you don’t have it at all. While we all relate to imagination differently, I know that imaginative energy is something that I have to actively cultivate in my life, and that unless I’ve had space and time to tend to my body, mind, and spirit, I also can’t access my imagination easily. I believe that imagination and creativity is inherent to all of us, and it’s more often than not the cultural programming and material conditions of our lives that limit our ability to see it flourish. – Rose Gallogly (CLF)
How can you make time and space to cultivate imagination today?
So true my experience!