You may feel that the decisions of other people are making you feel frustrated and uncreative today. It might seem that others are preventing you from expressing your opinions or acting in a way that is natural to you. Perhaps today you could step back from your interactions and examine who is really thwarting your efforts. Ask yourself if others are simply reflecting your internal feelings of disenchantment back to you. You might want to explore how much control you have over your internal blocks. If you still feel limited by external sources, you can try to find a way to work within the constraints you have been given. Think of using these restrictions as a way to challenge yourself and as a means to fully utilize your creativity.

Trying to work within restrictions can actually unleash a fount of creativity. We may find that there are times when limits block us. During these times it is important to think about what truly confines us. So often it may be our own way of thinking that imposes control over us. When these restrictions are externally enforced on us, finding a way to work around them is actually a creative endeavor. We might think of creativity as an art where we have free reign to express ourselves. In reality, however, if we look at many creative works of art, poetry, and film, we realize that they evolved from places where expression was often stifled. By understanding that your blocks are actually steps you can take toward greater creativity, you will find that they lose their control over you.