To view this newsletter in the browser, click here                 Issue #173       A newsletter from Creativegarh to help you live a life of passion, purpose and meaning.         Creation happens when you get out of the way.                     When you create a tree, become the tree. Be still and just be.           When you start dancing, dance till only the dance remains, the dancer dissolves. Write until only the writing remains, the writer dissolves. Paint until only the painting remains, the painter dissolves. Sing till only the song remains, the singer dissolves. Act till only the scene remains, the actor dissolves. Speak till only the speech remains, the speaker dissolves. Know yourself till you dissolve and only the true self remains. This is when you get into a state of flow.           At this very moment, stillness emerges again. A stillness that has the churning of the entire universe in it, yet it's changeless and quiet. This is the moment of presence when you are so present that you are lost in it. So lost that you find yourself.           In this moment the creator and the creation dissolves into the stillness and the stillness engulfs them both. This is when all that is left behind for others to see is only the creation. And where is the creator? She has become one with the source itself that created the creation through her - the creator, the song through the singer, the art through the painter.           This is the closest one comes to realising God and realising that you can create like God. Freely and fearlessly. At will.           Pour yourself with love into what you create to a point that only the manifestation of the divinity within you remains as you dissolve in the process. And the song that remains has your youness written all over it.           Thousands of moments of stillness create flow. And flow is then that one moment of stillness, that one moment is the moment of presence. When joy bursts through. When you stop living in your head but the awareness behind it. This moment comes to a writer when you know you've got that word right, to the batsman when the willow hits the leather, to the skier when you are in a frozen moment in that somersault, to the dervish in the middle of the swirl. And then many continuous gushes of flow create the creation.           Find stillness and flow through surrender. When you show up, ask the universe of how you can be of service to it today. Then sit still, surrender and see yourself dissolve.                       We are all actors. But others see us as overactors.                     Yes, like the Bard said, life's a stage and we all are actors playing our roles in this world. Each one of us has been assigned a character that walks in and out of people’s lives and others walk in and out of ours, leaving behind little gifts for each other.           Sometimes it is fairy dust to manifest our magic, sometimes it's glue to put us back together and sometimes the pain for us to love ourselves more, raise our bar of equanimity instead of raiding the bar and drown our sorrows in very pale ale with heartbreak fries on the side.           But as we gear up for these roles, we realise that we have no acting coach. Life in collaboration with our mind takes on the mantle and ushers us into a classroom of method acting.           Here's one rule and it's the only one, directs the mind.           Imagine you have not received love, appreciation, protection, a sense of belonging and a safe space by those who were meant to love you and take care of you in your younger years. What would you do to get their love?           Go act!           It's a simple brief. We realise we are natural actors. To get love, we raise our voice or sometimes we sulk. We create drama to get attention and sometimes we become rebels. Sometimes we become loud, needy and over the top, sometimes we cry for no reason. Sometimes we become overly sweet and sometimes we bring out our worst anger.           We are simply acting. To be loved, accepted, adored, wanted. Trained by our life experiences, our socialisation, our programming, our beliefs. Our acting is our coping mechanism. And we are not able to see it like an audience because we are too engrossed and caught up in the role we are playing suspiciously directed by our ego.           But to the world outside, our subconscious acting seems like overacting - it seems like drama, it comes across as theatrics, an unneeded spectacle, not realising that a strong reaction from them to our histrionics is also a huge trigger that something in them still needs to be integrated and healed.           We are all actors. Trained by life. Directed by the mind. A part of the universe's mega production.           Become your own audience, witness your own drama and rewrite the script and the screenplay.                   Our upcoming retreats                         Kasauli Sold Out 4th to 10th January     The stunning vistas and holistic experiences at Kasauli create the perfect space for self-discovery and ensure this retreat is a transformative and unforgettable experience!   More details         Andretta Registrations Open 15th to 21st February     To reconnect to your inner child at a beautiful hillside retreat with 14+ soulful individuals will make this a life-transforming experience. See you at Andretta!   More details     Reignite conversation     Mandi Registrations Open 4th to 10th March     Mandi’s tranquil environment serves as the perfect backdrop for personal metamorphosis, ensuring you return home with a revitalised spirit and fresh perspective of life!   More details     Reignite conversation           This week, let's revisit     Munnar January 2025                         Experience a life full of purpose                     My purpose is to help people live their life to the fullest.   Shilpi Thakur Tirthan Valley, July 2022         My purpose in life is to bring joy and abundance to the world through art and education.   Sonali Wala Tirthan Valley, July 2022               For a daily dose of Creativegarh and our retreats, follow us here:                           Mantra Gold Coatings & The White Paper Creative         Sunita Somani         Pedal On               View Our Collabs for Joy                   creativegarh.com             You are receiving this newsletter because either you have subscribed to it through our website, interacted with us by filling an invite form or because you have asked us to put you on the database. 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