Rick Ruben, noted music producer and author of The Creative Act, believes both art and life invite us to apply this wonderful phrase to it, an “experimental faith.”
Ruben describes how he’s learned when we attempt to create art, or embark on a new project or endeavor, what is happening is, “we are required to believe in something that doesn’t exist in order to allow it to come into being.”
That sounds obvious, but is actually profound.
Nothing we want to create or bring into our lives arrives fully formed. That’s where experimenting plays its role.
Ruben adds how an essential part of this “experimental faith” is believing the project, opportunity, or problem, is in its essence already solved, “we just haven’t come across it yet.”
That’s why faith is the first step. As Ruben encourages, “trust the mysterious unfolding before you. With the understanding that the process will get you where you’re going. Wherever that reveals itself to be. And the magical nature of the unfolding never ceases to take our breath away.”
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