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##### I had almost forgotten about this series, but I guess not everyone writes in their ~~diarrhea~~ ( *now I think of it, that would be pretty nasty* ) diary  on a daily basis.

This afternoon, I attended yet another amazing 3 hour video call with @clareartista , a so called 'Co-Creation Session', and we had @shanibeer joining in for a bit too. 
These conversations around creativity, life, health, money *and so much more!* are super important for me, extremely powerful.

Which brings me to earlier this day, the start of this afternoon, when my doorbell *BUZZED*, while I was chewing on my last bit of lunch and listening to a podcast. It was, in fact, Clare's latest episode of her 'The Art of Life' series, recorded yesterday. In this particular episode she talks about what she coined 'The Anti-Muse' 
I recommend you listen to it [here](https://peakd.com/hive-186308/@clareartista/aureal-the-anti-muse).

Back to the *BUZZER* bringing me into the now...

When I picked up the receiver, I heard two excited children's voices - my 7 year old niece and nephew - and as soon as I buzzed them in, they ran up the stairs and hugged me.

I asked whether their mom and her boyfriend were around ( and they answered YES ) and if they wanted to have a drink or an ice-cream together. They answered YES! and then I already heard my twin sister's voice, outside.

I told them I had to change into shorts ( the day had started out fresh ) and didn't have much time but definitely more than enough for a drink and/ or ice-cream.

When I told them I was available up till 2 PM, my niece replied something along the lines of:

"You have to be home for your 'creative call'..."

Clever girl :<)

It made me smile, as her brother and her were at my place, a couple of weeks ago, when I had my weekly Co-Creation video call with Clare and others ( this time around: @selfhelp4trolls ) and I decided to bring the two of them on ( as suggested by Clare ). These two highly creative creatures - I raised them well - ended up making some awesome art and I basically assisted them in their creative process, without creating anything myself haha!

I also smiled, after my niece's remark, because she already seems to understand how important these couple of hours - focused around creativity and around having deep conversations with people who really understand me - are for me. Or, especially, how important creativity is ( for me ). 

So, after enjoying an hour with my niece, nephew, twin sister and my sister's boyfriend, I arrived back home, just after 1:30, with plenty of time to prepare for this afternoon's Co-Creation Session.

During the 3 hour session, Clare managed to work on a piece of clothing, while talking and listening and I managed to plunk away at my ukulele for a minute, hold a green crayon and talk and listen. 

Yes, I did a lot of talking this time and it was time well spent.

In fact, I don't even mind **not** creating, during these sessions, as I know what they lead to: they have a powerful effect on my life and creative process, no matter what I end up doing during them.

HERE ENDS TODAY"S DIARRHEA OF A CREATIVE...

I hope you're spending your time well, wherever you are, without totally supressing your creative side.

*After all, expression is the opposite of depression.*

![](https://images.ecency.com/DQmTwgEAeYGJvVUZ8TQCpPb93cLKTm3TBfFF3DVfvv1YdCT/coja_park.jpeg)

This picture shows the nearby park, that I pretty much visit daily. It was taken this morning, before I had a coffee and a li'l snack at my favorite terrace. I really like the little swallow, at the bottom right. 

The picture above this post is from yesterday's evening walk, when it was a lot warmer than this morning.