How long does an idea take to birth?
It turned out that it wasn’t about ‘knowing what to do’2, but something else, something intrinsically unnameable, fundamentally untrackable. I knew that I hadn’t made the shift happen, other than by showing up, day after day, and trying to open to the whole weird mess of feeling and desire, experience, instinct and memory.
How long does an idea take to birth?
Creativity just happens, even when meticulously planned and executed. Letting go of the process is sometimes the best way to control the situation.