Reflections :: A Healthy Creative Life
A Reiki client I see is struggling with her creativity. She does not value it enough, and reports that she doesn’t have enough time to “do creative things.” To me, this is not an issue to be approached from the classic viewpoint of scheduling. Creativity is not something you pencil in for an hour at 3pm.
Creativity is a function of soul. And the soul life is a life based on experience. It is cliché, sure, but soul is about being, not doing. It is an approach to life.
Practicing discipline by creating a routine around nurturing creativity is extremely important, indeed if one is trying to approach their life as soul-oriented it is necessary. But the approach is what matters.
Creativity, I will say again, is a function of soul. Engaging in self-expression is a necessity and must be approached as one because it opens us into a deeper quality of life experience. So it is not about doing it to do it.
Rather, we are creative in order to be loving and nurturing of life, of our lives. Approaching our creative lives as necessary to our health pays off in vitality and energy. That vitality and energy extends into all of the other responsibilities of our day.
If there is not enough time I cannot help but gently ask the question: what do you value? How do you approach your own source of life-giving vitality? Could it become necessary to identify those things that fill the source as non-negotiable?
Why, or why not? Shifting this perspective takes practice. We are raised to not value creativity and to not even discuss soul or our inner-lives as real parts of who we are.
The idea of practice means that we will mess up, and inherently reminds us to be gentle when we do. It means that when we have forgotten, we acknowledge this, and then resume practicing again. In this way we change both our behaviors and our beliefs.
It is gradual, but so very crucial to the development of true health. How do you nurture your creative life? It’s a good question to ponder.
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Melissa
Melissa Northway, M.S. is a mom, founder of dandelion moms, and a children’s book author. Her award-winning book Penelope the Purple Pirate was inspired by her little tomboy. Penelope is a modern-day Pippi Longstocking who teaches girls and boys the importance of having fun while at the same time teaching them to be kind and respectful of others and their differences. Dandelion moms was created for moms to share their stories and to inspire and be inspired! You can reach Melissa at: info@dandelionmoms.com and follow her @melissanorthway and @dandelionmoms. Check out her author web site at: www.melissanorthway.com, as she hands out loads of goodies from the treasure chest.
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