Your Creativity Guides are advising you that there’s no way to avoid risk if you wish to live a creative life. Stop worrying about making right and wrong choices, and view all of them as creative opportunities. Be glad you have the freedom to make choices at all, and realize that no matter what you choose, you’ll create something. If you don’t like the result, then simply go back to the drawing board and make new and, hopefully, better choices.

Your Creativity Guides remind you not to look at life in terms of black and white, me against you, all or nothing. You’re a creative spirit regardless of what else is going on in your life. Assess your creations with appreciation and respect. Whether good, bad, or indifferent, they all reflect your creativity. Celebrate everything you enjoy, and don’t fret over the rest. See your less desirable creations as interesting rough drafts, and follow your Creativity Guides’ advice: “Go back to the drawing board.”

Your Divine Helpers are present, bearing the good news that whatever you’ve been working on will succeed. The bad news . . . well, there really isn’t any bad news, but there is reality, which in your case suggests that you can fully enjoy your success only if you recognize that you didn’t get where you are by yourself.

This isn’t to suggest that you must diminish your light or be falsely modest in your achievements—not by a long shot! You deserve to shine, so please do. Your Divine Helpers simply remind you to be grateful, and acknowledge the contributions of those who have helped you get where you are. This includes your spirit helpers and guides as well. One final word: With success comes the challenge of standing alone in your light. Of course you’ve heard the saying “It’s lonely at the top.” But it doesn’t have to be if you remember how you got there. Your Divine Helpers’ message: “Share the spotlight.”

Our culturally perverse notion that “doing, doing, doing” is the correct use of time, and that “doing nothing” is a complete waste of time, has indeed made us a sick society. Your overwhelming desire to back off from this whirlwind of activity and take a break—even throw in the towel altogether—isn’t crazy or unrealistic. It’s a direct summons from the Holy Spirit to withdraw your attention from the outer world and reconnect with your soul. Your life is not to be frittered away in meaningless and unexamined activity. You came in with a purpose, and specific soul intentions that are being neglected. They’re now knocking at the door of your attention, reminding you that you have commitments to keep. If you don’t heed this call and begin to self-examine, you may even enter a dark night of the soul, a time where nothing feels meaningful.

Listen to the Holy Spirit and open your heart to its direction. Take lots of time to be alone, and get in touch with your soul. Write in a journal, seek counseling, and pray. Allow yourself to be in direct contact with the guiding wisdom of the Holy Spirit on a daily basis. Withdrawing from the world—whether through contemplation, meditation, or even a sabbatical—is the most powerful way to use your time right now. The Holy Spirit is guiding you in your quiet moments. Its message: “Make time for yourself.”