Creativity: The Means To Happiness.
Personally, I have attempted drawing, sketching or painting anything was when I was a young teenager. I once watched a wonderful art workshop called ‘Draw Yourself as a Flower‘ hosted by the beautiful Antonia Eraud. She discussed creativity, centred through meditation, and then went on to ask the participants to draw a flower that represented them. It was refreshing, it was different, and it was fun.
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve started to open myself up to the idea of being more creative. There is the link between creativity and happiness. It is delighting though not surprised when I found so many positive connections between the two.
Being creative can:
Lower your stress and anxiety levels.
Improve your mood and general wellbeing.
Bring you to the present and help you focus better.
So why does magic happen when you pick up just a pen or a paintbrush to create something?
For one, creativity allows you to express yourself and your emotions in a different way. This is refreshing and can really help you to bring a new perspective onto the table.
It is also very rewarding because you are physically seeing yourself create something. You fill a blank page with your creation. This automatically gives you a sense of achievement and makes you feel like you are using your time wisely.
Last but not least, it simply feels good and makes you happy. You get back in touch with your childlike self and you allow yourself to create without an agenda. You simply create for the pleasure of creating.
That’s why today, I want you to think of one creative pursuit you could immerse yourself in this weekend to explore this link between creativity and happiness. There are no rules what this creative pursuit is – it could be sketching, drawing, painting, colouring in a colouring book, writing poetry, writing fiction, photography, or doing whatever it is that gets your creative juices flowing.
However I urge you to pick something that you perhaps haven’t tried before or at least done for a while. Sometimes this is where we are often able to create without inhibitions and without that self-critical perfectionist voice that sometimes comes to spoil the day. If you ever hear it coming in when you are creating, just tell it, “You’re not needed here today”, and simply let it go. I find it helpful to also have relaxing music in the background, a scented candle, and a nice hot cup of herbal tea to help create the right mood.
So that’s my challenge to you. Do something creative today that involves you creating something purely for the pleasure of it!
Since the beginning of this year, I’ve started to open myself up to the idea of being more creative. There is the link between creativity and happiness. It is delighting though not surprised when I found so many positive connections between the two.
Being creative can:
Lower your stress and anxiety levels.
Improve your mood and general wellbeing.
Bring you to the present and help you focus better.
So why does magic happen when you pick up just a pen or a paintbrush to create something?
For one, creativity allows you to express yourself and your emotions in a different way. This is refreshing and can really help you to bring a new perspective onto the table.
It is also very rewarding because you are physically seeing yourself create something. You fill a blank page with your creation. This automatically gives you a sense of achievement and makes you feel like you are using your time wisely.
Last but not least, it simply feels good and makes you happy. You get back in touch with your childlike self and you allow yourself to create without an agenda. You simply create for the pleasure of creating.
That’s why today, I want you to think of one creative pursuit you could immerse yourself in this weekend to explore this link between creativity and happiness. There are no rules what this creative pursuit is – it could be sketching, drawing, painting, colouring in a colouring book, writing poetry, writing fiction, photography, or doing whatever it is that gets your creative juices flowing.
However I urge you to pick something that you perhaps haven’t tried before or at least done for a while. Sometimes this is where we are often able to create without inhibitions and without that self-critical perfectionist voice that sometimes comes to spoil the day. If you ever hear it coming in when you are creating, just tell it, “You’re not needed here today”, and simply let it go. I find it helpful to also have relaxing music in the background, a scented candle, and a nice hot cup of herbal tea to help create the right mood.
So that’s my challenge to you. Do something creative today that involves you creating something purely for the pleasure of it!
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