| Do you tell yourself that you are not a creative | | | | putting on music and allowing your body to dance |
| person because you can't draw or play an instrument | | | | around the room. Do you love being in your |
| or write poetry? I often hear many of my clients | | | | workshop, making things out of wood for yourself |
| bemoan, "I'm not creative!" | | | | and others? One man I know decided to express his |
| This isn't true! We all have the ability to be creative - | | | | creativity by carving a totem pole, even though it |
| it is a God-given gift - but you might not be noticing | | | | was something he had never done and had no idea |
| or enjoying your particular form of creativity. It's | | | | how to do it! |
| important that you become aware of which forms of | | | | Maybe picking out fabrics and making clothing or |
| creativity are fun and fulfilling for you, because | | | | blankets is fun for you, or knitting or crocheting for |
| expressing your creativity is a powerful way of | | | | yourself, family and friends. Do you have fun making |
| feeling filled up and joyful within. | | | | cards with stamps? Maybe you enjoy making collages |
| Creativity naturally pours out of my three-year old | | | | with pictures from magazines. |
| grandson, as it does out of all little children who are | | | | You might be a person who expresses your |
| given the opportunity to express it. When I was | | | | creativity through your kindness or through your |
| spending time with him recently, he was playing with | | | | humor. Perhaps volunteering is a form of creativity |
| a children's microscope that has little slides with | | | | for you. Perhaps you have learned to express your |
| various bugs and other little creatures that he can | | | | creativity in saying something kind to each person |
| slide in. He slid in a little shrimp and then starting | | | | with whom you are in contact throughout a day. |
| running around the room saying, "Grandma, the | | | | The point is, all of us have many ways in which we |
| shrimp is in the heater! Get it out!" Once I coaxed out | | | | can express our creativity, and expressing it is vital |
| the little shrimp, it now magically appeared under the | | | | to our wellbeing. It is a wonderful form of play. If |
| table, or in the lamp, or back in the heater! He | | | | you spend all of your time just getting things done |
| delighted in running around pretending this little shrimp | | | | and do not allow time for your everyday creativity, |
| was everywhere and engaging me in his magical | | | | you will not feel alive and content within. The old |
| game, laughing as he thought up new place for the | | | | saying, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" |
| shrimp to hide! I could see the pure joy he | | | | applies to all of us. We feel dull inside when we don't |
| experiences in expressing his creativity. | | | | allow time for play, for creativity, for kindness to |
| How can you express your creativity in everyday | | | | ourselves and others. |
| ways? | | | | Creative expression will occur naturally when you |
| Perhaps you really love scrapbooking or making | | | | open your heart to yourself and others, allowing the |
| photo albums, creating ways of enjoying memories. | | | | gift of creativity to flow through you from the |
| Do you enjoy setting a beautiful table, or creating a | | | | spiritual source that is always available to you. New |
| lovely flower arrangement from flowers that you | | | | ideas are always waiting to be expressed through |
| grow? Do you love creating a wonderful garden? | | | | you - you just need to open to them and allow the |
| How about creating a bulletin board in your home or | | | | time for them. When you do, you will feel the joy |
| office for others to enjoy? Perhaps you just enjoy | | | | and fulfillment that comes from everyday creativity! |