Co-Creation

 One definition of co-creation is working with nature to help things grow. A nature community in Scotland calls it a collaboration "between human and earth spirits to create a wonderful garden". 

This morning I spotted my cat nibbling at some grass, a special specie which I carefully planted in an enclosure in my garden. After having salad she sat up and pee at the same spot. I was really amused that she was eating the grass that was fertilized by her own output.

I may not work with nature in such direct terms as my cat but I certainly feel the flow when I am working in my garden and talking with the plants. I love the words 'human and earth spirits'. I also like the term 'co-creation'. It certainly is a joy to watch a plant grow slowly  from a seed or cutting to a full bloom plant. I create the conditions for the plant to grow, tapping the spirit of the earth. The plant in turn provides seedlings and tips as well as spur my human spirit to propagate more plants and to further connect with the earth. 

In the business context co-creation is the making of a product where consumers' input plays a vital role. Similarly in a personal context, co-creation is getting input from one's inner voice or soul's input to create something, embark on a project or fulfil some life purpose.

Feeling listless and disturbed by existential angst one night I probed into what actually lifts me up. I think of travel and how delightful it has always been when seeing and experiencing something new. Without doubt it exhilarates my senses. A voice inside me says there is something more in life than momentary delight. With further inward exploration it reaffirms my belief that there is only one path. 

I thank whoever or whatever you called it for the gift to be able to connect with children.

Carl Jung- Your destiny is the result of the collaboration between the conscious and the unconscious