#creativespacemastery

Leaving my podcast on hold for many months was a hard thing to do. But when you bite off more than you can chew, you have to prioritise and get things done.

I have managed to accomplish several things in the last few months:

completed my Master of Research, passed with flying colours
my thesis was published at Macquarie University’s website (read about it here)
was approved for a PhD at the University of Newcastle, with a full scholarship
finished my corporate position leaving a full and proper handover documentation
moved to Newcastle
made myself ready to look into properties in Newcastle to move permanently to the area

And this last week I was able to come back to my creative practice and finish my podcast season!

I have now a complete first season in English and will soon be able to continue the Brazilian Portuguese episodes.

Here is the final episode 13.

You can find all about this Podcast on Creative Space Mastery Website.

I feel I am so distant from the person I was at the start of the year, and I am so relieved to complete this project and have done something I set myself to do. Even if it took longer than I had planned!

Sometimes you have to give yourself the time to get things done well, then allow the space. You come back to your creative practice when you’re ready, and once you complete your project, how long it took doesn’t matter that much anymore. Completion is the key.

I have a special talent for finding myself creatively busy. Overly committed? Possibly. Being idle is not for me. I might have overdone it a bit this year though, that is why I have been having to rethink and re-balance things…

I’ve had the honour of being accepted to a Master of Research program at Macquarie University and receiving a scholarship for the tuition, I was accepted for the second year as I have a previous Master of Creative Writing from UTS (Coursework). Find details of my research in my post Dancing with Diversity.

I have also have the privilege of now being hired as a fix-term employee by DHL Express, a large multinational with a great record of Great Place to Work.

I also released something that had been a long-time dream of mine, my podcast on creative process, my creativespacemastery.com in two languages. That is the one that I had to put on hold for a little while. I have been trying to release the last episode in English of season 1, and continue the episodes in Portuguese, but I haven’t been finding the energy and time. It was weighing heavily on me.

Finally, I had to give myself the space, officially publish that they are on hold until I can get back to them, and concentrate on the research and work until I can get back to my podcasts when I feel a bit recharged. It wasn’t an easy decision. But it was the best I could do with the time I had on hand. I have had to make an agreement with the Universe, I will continue, as always, to do the best that I can with the gifts and privileges that I have received in this life, but I cannot do any better than that, than this.