We live between the tick and the tock of a clock. That pause between sounds is where life is.

It seems we stay focused on the tick and the tock and ignore the silence between them. This is ignoring the wellspring of creativity.

Life is a dynamic, creative adventure, not a static collection of ticks and tocks.

The ticks and tocks we experience in life are only made possible by the creative silence that lies beneath and between them.

Any graphic designer worth their paycheck will attest that a great design is the utilization of the space that gives their designs life. The brushstrokes or keystrokes only come alive when the silent partner, space, is sufficiently used.

You can have the most exquisite furniture that money can buy, but if you crowd it into a room, it cannot be fully appreciated without respecting space. Reminds me of a story . . .

My mother had an eye for exquisite things and diligently saved to buy what she could afford. She lived in a mobile home and decorated it with pieces you would see in Architectural Digest. The problem arose when you attempted to walk around. You couldn’t.

These lovely pieces – breakfront, grandmother clock, expansive coffee table, antique desk, overstuffed chair and a large sofa buried in decorative throw pillows made walking around in her home a high wire act and an exercise in baby steps.

She was caught up in the tick and the tock. All the pieces were beautiful; she just crammed them into a space where their beauty couldn’t shine.

Ticks and tocks are to be celebrated and appreciated. They just can’t be confused with life which lives in the space between them.

If you are a clock watcher, begin to pay attention to the space between tick and tock. It’s this space where all the creativity of life takes place.

All the best,

John

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