This one is easy for me: not valuing it enough. Even though I know that being creative is so life-giving for me, it's far too easy to rank it low on the list of priorities.
Most of us have been raised with some kind of narrative around work and worth. The harder you work, the more you'll succeed, the more valuable you'll be. Taking time to daydream, write poetry, play with collage images and colour doesn't count as "work" and therefore isn't valuable. It takes a lot of intentional practice to shift out of that mindset and value my creative time as equally important to all the other to-dos and responsibilities.
What about you? What stops you from engaging your creativity?
