People often asked how ideas flowed from me so easily, but they didn’t get it – it wasn’t work, it was play! Unlike "work" which requires a strong will and forceful attitude in order to accomplish things, gathering ideas is just the opposite. Instead, it requires letting go of one's ego and relaxing into a greater source of knowledge outside one's own. To do this it may require sitting under a tree all day or lollygagging in a sunbeam – but it is far from being unproductive! On the contrary it is equally valid "work", if not more so. It often times arrives at solutions that are even more ingenious and require less energy than brute force will ever be able to accomplish in it's short-sightedness.
My musician friend, Jerry Palmer likens his creativity to cherry picking -- where all the cherries are already there on the tree and all he has to do is pick them. When we both shared our experience of the creative process we rejoiced in the similarities and I suggested that we share that experience with others on his next album cover.
And 9 months later we have: Cherry Picking -- a delicious collection of musical compositions from the Cosmic Cherry Tree inside!
To learn more about Jerry's music go to: www.JerryPalmerGuitar.com
