Creativity is rarely ever convenient. It disrupts our routines and interrupts our plans. It asks us to trust the calling enough to answer, even in the moments that don’t make sense. Perhaps you’ve felt inspired while doing laundry and listening to music. Or maybe you’re someone who gets their best ideas once they’re comfortable and just beginning to fall asleep. Then boom! Inspiration forces you up to your feet to find pen and paper before the idea slips away. No, we can’t always schedule creative bursts. But maybe we can make more room for our creative flow to thrive. We all have our daily patterns, moods and environments that help those ideas arrive more naturally. By understanding what ignites your creative flow state, you can begin to build a life that allows room for your inspiration to flourish. What Is a Creative Flow State? You know the moments when inspiration is pouring out of you? Time ceases to exist as you let your artwork come to life again and again. Line by line, piece by piece, you realize you’re in a groove. This is your creative flow state. You’re answering inspiration’s call for as long as you can. Self-doubt has