Your phrase found you.

It is: LET GO

Quick practices and insights await below

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Complete practices, journaling space, and gentle tools to carry with you—whenever you need to return. Or simply keep scrolling to review some insights.

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Why Letting Go Matters

Letting go isn’t just about sharing what you create—it’s about releasing everything that keeps your creativity small and constrained. When you let go of perfectionism, old stories about your worth, the need to control outcomes, and attachment to how others respond, you free yourself to create from a place of authentic expression rather than fear.

Please note: This is how I practice letting go—your way might look completely different, and that’s exactly as it should be.

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Take a moment

Colorful mixed media art journal page featuring a large red, white, and pink flower with a detailed center, surrounded by green leaves and abstract background in shades of blue, green, yellow, and purple. Handwritten text includes the words "surrender" and in smaller letters "to release not please or appease," with additional small doodles and patterns.

Practice releasing what’s holding you back:

  • Name one story you tell yourself about your creativity:

    • “I’m not good enough.”

    • “Real artists don’t...”

  • Say out loud: “I’m letting go of the need to...” (be perfect, control how this turns out, prove myself)

  • Take three breaths and feel what it’s like to release that grip

  • Ask: “What would I create if I didn’t need to hold onto anything?”

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Nurture Your Practice

Open colorful art journal with abstract background in green, yellow, purple, and blue, with hand-painted leaves and written words 'SURRENDER', 'Darkness and Light', and additional notes.

Tools for practicing release this week:

  • Make something intentionally imperfect and leave it that way

  • When you catch yourself in an old narrative, say “That’s not mine to carry anymore”

  • Create something with no plan for what happens to it next

  • Notice when you’re measuring yourself against others and redirect to your own work

  • Share something you’ve made without watching for reactions

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Let it Bloom

A colorful painted artwork on paper with intricate white mandala designs and the words "SURRENDER" and "Art is a VERB" written in purple and white, respectively, on a wooden table.

Questions for deeper reflection:

  • What stories about my creativity am I ready to release?

  • How does my work change when I let go of needing it to be perfect or worthy in someone else’s eyes?

  • How can I practice letting go of outcomes while still caring about my creativity?

  • What changes in me when I shift from “keeping” to “giving”?

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No matter where you are in your creative journey, there is room for you.

A Gentle Reminder

Your creative needs shift with life's rhythms. The word that found you today is simply a reflection of where you are right now—not where you'll always be. If you took this quiz next week, next month, or next year, you might discover a completely different word calling to you. That's not inconsistency—that's being human.

Your creative spirit is allowed to need different things in different seasons.