Hello July, Let's Create...Patience

Do creativity and patience go together?

Jul 08, 2026

Welcome to The Creative Edit, a weekly(ish) newsletter by Chalice Nelson, licensed professional counselor and expressive arts therapist. This email is written in between sessions, administrative tasks and tending to my own creativity. Expect typos, errors and a whole lotta love. 🩵

Patience

pa·tience

ˈpā-shən(t)s

noun

the capacity, habit, or the ability to accept obstacles or delays in a calm and self-possessed way; the ability to persevere over a long period of time despite opposition, difficulty, or adversity

Happy First Full Week of July!

Creatives, we are here easing into the second half of the year. You see how I said easing. Not rushing, not running, not chasing… Easing. That’s the way I want you to treat the vision you have for your business, your art and your life.

I already know that you might be reading this and 5 minutes before you were wondering, “Where did the time go?”“How can I make these next 6 months count?” or you might be getting tripped up by “What have I been DOING?”

Before you go diving in head first into making sh!t happen (Because I know that you will), ummm… Have you praised yourself for making it through the first half of the year (I mean, it’s ghetto out here…real ghetto)? Everyday that we make it, is an actual step towards the right direction, but if you are constantly rushing onto the next thing, you’re missing the lesson/experience and you’re doomed to end up in circles versus going forward.

In working with creatives, entrepreneurs and influencers, I’ve learned one thing… Y’all want results and fast! I hate to tell you this, but life doesn’t work out that way. But life does work when you learn how to go with the flow and trust that what’s yours is yours, even if it doesn’t happen right when you want it to.

This month, I’m encouraging you to be patient. Move a little slower (because it’s hot outside and you don’t need to run the risk of getting a heat stroke) and notice how the ideas, the visions and creativity just comes to you - patience nourishes it. You don’t chase, you attract, so act like it and give your brain some space to devise the plan.

UNBLOCKED is here to help you build your relationship with patience and a new perspective on goal setting. If you’re really wanting to make things happen in Q3 and Q4, join me for a few hours or art, fun, and goal-setting (I bet you’ve never heard those 3 words together in one sentence before) to review your goals, revise your plan and give yourself compassion for how far you’ve come thus far!