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NaPoWriMo day 4: The Cruelest Month

by Maja Todorovic, posted in My personal rhyme - from time to time

Months for me are usually an easy ride. 28 to 31 days, it passes rather quickly.

But years are the long snakes that drag unpleasant months, we don’t want to remember and recall. In each year, there is an unforgivable month, snake’s mouth that just swallows all of your energy, time, existence and you end up wondering: “Life has a party on his own and I’m not even invited!”

I have that one particular year, when in March everything changed for me. In my country we call March Baba Marta (Granny Marta) and yes! March is a capricious, unstable, sometimes sleepy, sometimes rainy, rarely shiny: like an old grandmother who growls around trying to find her cane.

Through the window I could see the remnants of snow, her silver hair spread across the park. Small snowdrops, random teeth in that deceiving smile, were trying to turn their clumsy heads towards sporadic Sun.

That March wasn’t only the beginning of spring. It was suppose to be the beginning of new life for me. Instead, March brought the cruelty of the unknown, acridity of the uncertainty. Baba Marta was not in the mood.

April came like a young, playful girl, with the greenest eyes I ever saw; colorful dress wrapped her blooming body; teasing me, inviting me to join her; wanting me to forget awful Baba Marta.

Strangely enough, as the Sky was arranging tender clouds and Sun began to caress my skin,  all I could think of is how warm was behind the cold, icy February walls.

NaPoWrimo Day 3: Love subliminal

by Maja Todorovic, posted in My personal rhyme - from time to time

You know of the love subliminal:

it’s like when your deep voice comes

from misty darkness

 

in waves of the love subliminal;

when every cell of my body rejoices

in the rhythm of drums

 

playing melody of the love subliminal;

when my tied hands spasm around

dance of the lonely body parts

 

living in the house of the love subliminal;

when only sound of your guitar exists

and purpose floats towards final silence.

Maja S. Todorovic

NaPoWriMo day 2: Family portrait

by Maja Todorovic, posted in My personal rhyme - from time to time

He is always there.
Whenever I turn, he is there.
When I stumble and fall
or when I cry and break a toy
he is there with his huge hands
to caress my face
and smile made of star pearls
to secure my peace
to put everything in place.
And there is she:
no matter how many broken bones
hearts she cradled with
her pillowed breasts
she is always there to light
my darkest fears
with teary eyes
Guardian of my dreams.
And there is her:
big, taller than house roofs
important picture
I looked upon so many years.
Family Brain
went for search for Pangea roots
simply despises rain.
And there is me:
in constant quest
for how, why, where and when
instead of just accepting
here is just than
with all gifts
with all flaws
my family is like
everybody else’s:
just wriggles through tight
life’s claws.

Maja S. Todorovic

5 ways you can reconnect with your own creativity

by Maja Todorovic, posted in Business in Rhyme, Read, write, lead!, Write, create, innovate!

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Being creative is not only doing, making stuff or problem solving. Creativity originates from our deepest desires and most sincere aspirations. For me personally, actual act of creating is an act of self-love. It might sound weird to some of you, but if you think more clearly it is true. Any creative expression is an expression of Self in given time and place. The more we show appreciation and kindness towards ourselves, the more creative we become.

Now, I’m not talking about vanity and pretentious, selfish self-love where you neglect and disrespect other people in order to fulfill some personal gains. I’m talking about just being gentle and kind in our thoughts and actions towards ourselves.

When you have problem to connect with your creative side, it’s like pushing away from us the part that needs the most attention; that needs to be understood and nurtured.

Personally when I’m experiencing something like this, usually there is some other underlying cause that distracts me and keeps me from having that intimate encounter with creativity.

There are few things you can do in order to reestablish that connection we all need:

1.Stop criticizing yourself and your work.

As I said, every creative work is a result of our self-expression in given moment and place. Just accept it like that. Once you approve of your own work, your positive changes can start to happen.

2. Stop comparing yourself to others.

You are unique and everything you do is unique. Don’t try to ‘fit in’.You don’t have to belong to any movement, style, group…just be yourself. Work on being better for your own sake, not to be approved by others.

3. Stop sabotaging yourself and start forgiving instead.

You made mistakes in the past. You could’ve done, planned, executed, written, painted, composed, sung, danced, calculated… better, but that’s in the past. You gave your best at the time, considering the understanding, awareness, knowledge that you had and the conditions you were in. Only by letting go we can allow fresh creativity to enter.

4. As you are kind to you mind, be kind to your body.

For long time I didn’t recognize the connection between the foods we eat and how we feel and create. Apparently there is a huge influence of what we are eating on how we are able to perform in any part of our lives. Learn more about your own body, what it needs to feel invigorated, vital and full of energy. Incorporate your favorite movements, walks, dance or exercise.

5. Don’t take everything too seriously.

Now, I’m not saying being reckless or irresponsible. But it’s important to have fun at least in some moments, because by being more joyful we become more open to new ideas, and opportunists.Creativity has that therapeutic quality and once we leave behind all ‘musts and shoulds’, it’s easier to approach our problem differently. And by looking at the world differently,  creativity finds its way towards us – when you least expect it.

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Quick little update!

by Maja Todorovic, posted in My personal rhyme - from time to time

Lately I haven’t been writing much poetry and my attempt to improve that is by participating in this year NAPOWRIMO challenge. For the next 30 days I’ll be posting here, (along with my regular posts on the blog) poems I have written. Most of them, I suppose will be as a result of my free writing (that’s gonna be fun 🙂 ), but I will also try to respond to some of the given prompts.

Keep fingers crossed for me to endure in my writing this month and see how it goes 🙂

Day 1 NaPoWriMo

Strawberries

with first spring rays
Earth again tears, gives birth to
these red like blood, sweet, melting blubs
to satiate my thirst, sprouted taste buds;

it’s like an eclectic kiss from the ground
comes every year back around.

I wear it on my lips
remember it,
through out the winter,

until green petals
hidden beneath thinned white coat
show their smile again
ready to fall in love.

Maja S. Todorovic