traits.

  
 
Creative blocks can have common origins, the ARTS Traits help us recognise our own blocks. Then acknowledging our ARTS Talents and embracing the ARTS Tools, we are able to achieve creative freedom.
  
     
1
Many of us grew up in an atmosphere of invalidation, resulting in uncertainty about our creative expression.

  
2
In any given 24 hour period we can find ways, consciously or unconsciously, to avoid expressing our creativity.

  
3
We can withdraw from our art by investing in lifestyles incompatible with our creative purpose. Our energy has often been diverted into destructive compulsions and preoccupation with the past.

  
4
We can struggle to balance the significant areas of our lives; physical health, financial stability, relationships, spirituality and creative expression.

  
5
Self-defeating thoughts can turn in our heads; art is not practical; I’m not good enough; I'm not ready; it's too late. We can accept these as true, when in fact they are not.

  
6
We can feel intimidated by the creativity of others. Resulting jealously, fear, perfectionism, and other character defects can block our own creativity.

  
7
The concept of supporting ourselves through our creative talents, can leave us feeling overwhelmed and unable to determine the monetary value of our art.

  
8
We can think of our creativity as divorced from reality, denying ourselves the right to follow our dreams.

  
9
We can deny our ability to develop and realise our talents, often feeling unworthy of the success we desire or achieve.

  
10
Being multi-talented we can struggle to clarify our true creative vision, to commit to that vision, and to establish the priorities to fulfil it.

  
11
We can experience difficulty following through on creative projects. We can become impatient with the process, forgetting that results can come in good time. Our time is often unmanageable.

  
12
We can mistrust our creative energy and instincts. Lacking spiritual awareness, we may not have seen ourselves as part of a bigger creative process. Our art as a gift to be shared.