Some suggestions of where to start if you want to follow the bard path.
Spend as much time as you can with other people's creativity. Even if you know how you want to express yourself, there's a lot you can learn from others. Exploring creativity that isn't the sort of thing you mean to do will broaden and deepen your understanding of how people work with inspiration, and will enrich your life with beauty.
Invest time in learning your craft. Invest time in practice and exploration. Give yourself permission to try things, and permission to make mistakes. Put in the time, but don't feel obliged to stick with something if it doesn't work for you.
Find fellow travellers. It's good to have people you can share the journey with. Find people who will encourage you and cheer you on, and people whose work you love and want to support and encourage. Make praise and enthusiasm part of what you do.
Be curious about everything. Take interest in life, in humanity, in the land, and in anything that you find beautiful or moving. Inspiration will find you if you do this. Make space for inspiration to come to you, take time to practise and experiment, to ponder and daydream.
Read folklore and fairytales. Seek out traditional stories and do so with respect if you're exploring stories that don't belong to you. Dedicate yourself to learning - anything at all. History, politics, herbalism, sweet making, dance, potato sculpture, art movements, the structure of cells, the structure of soap operas, the details of the lives of bats, or porcupines or snails… any subject that calls to you is relevant. Follow your heart. Don't worry about what's worthy or significant, just trust that what speaks to you is valid.
Find people you want to create for. Think about what you want to bring into the world and what you want to change with your creativity. Recognise and embrace the power you already have to make a difference. Take risks. Show up. Try.
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