Set goals for creativity. Your accomplished goals may not turn out as you imagine them, but writing them down creates its own energy and seems to open a window for making them happen (although it may not be in the timeframe you expect or anticipate). Be patient with yourself. Creative ideas and actions may need time to come about or you may need to go through a few more experiences in your life before you’re ready to write or act upon them. I’ll have story ideas that don’t set sail until a few more experiences in my life have occurred — and then the words don’t stop. The actions I’d like to take suddenly tie in, one with the other — making connections that I wouldn’t have dreamed of. JNC