Authentic Creation

An arrangement of notes I took during the Art of Accomplishment Course:

Artistry requires self awareness;

Your consciousness comes through in every product you create.

When we use a product, we are consuming also the consciousness of it's creators; 

Consciousness is part of creation,

this is what makes it an art form.

If a product is made in scarcity and fear, we'll feel that when we use it.

Software

developed by a team with poor communication,

running around trying to complete a huge backlog,

will bring this level of consciousness into the product.

Trust your full expression.

Trust what's coming through you.

When we see this full expression

in others, we want to follow it.

If we're judging and questioning ourselves,

we can't be in a flow state.

The only way we will see that we're inherently good

is by knowing who we are;

Artistry comes from this place.

I know what I am and I'm committed to fully expressing it

Is the state which drives the purest creation.

Trying to mange our experiences

pulls us away from ourselves.

Wanting to be X rather than know what I am

leads away from authenticity.

In a war with yourself, you're always going to lose.

The thing that we're looking for in all of the self-improvement is ourselves.

Your authenticity brings you to the next level over and over again.

Authenticity is a journey not a destination.

You know you are on the journey

when you care more about the process than the arrival.

They call it self-discovery not self-building...

We can do any number of things to improve ourselves;

Only when we stop being willing to bargain our authenticity, 

does our true life unfold.

If you can't do something because of your situation,

you are a victim.

The only people who will have value for you

are other victims and abusers.