How to live a more creative life

Creativity is not just for authors and painters of master pieces. We are all artists, and the more we connect with our inner artist aka our creative side, then the more we will be in touch with our true nature, our authentic desires and dreams.  This is not something that some people are good at and others not so much. It’s something that we must work on, feed water to like we would a garden. The more we invest in this garden and maintaining it’s health the more nourishment it will provide. 

Some ways to start the flow of creativity:

 Make a dream board

  All you need is a poster board, magazines, tape, and scissors.  Now go through the magazines and cut out pictures that excite you, it could be a picture of a destination 

you have been wanting to go to, a car that you never dreamed you would ever get, a picture of a couple hugging or being in love, a baby, what ever your dreams and wishes are, put them on this board. Also, using words and phrases from magazines can be a great way to motivate you and express your dreams. Put the dream board somewhere that you will see it and when you look at it feel the feelings you think you would have if it all came true.  Be careful what you wish for because it just might come true!

    Meditate

     Even if it is just 5 minutes a day! There are so many meditation apps that you can download on your computer or phone, or you can simply sit in a comfortable position for 5 minutes with your eyes closed. The idea is not to have thoughts. The goal is to not get hooked into these thoughts. Let them pass by without analyzing them, just let them go.  You can set the alarm on your phone for 5 minutes and even a reminder alarm to do the meditation every day.

     

     Journal


Every day for 15 minutes, preferably in the morning, empty out your brain. Write about   anything and everything, from your to do list, your worries, the car you need to fix, this is a great way to make some space in your mind for fresh thoughts, ahhh doesn’t that sound nice?!


Exercise

     Whether its yoga, kick boxing, dancing, or the gym. Working out is an amazing way 

to reduce stress in our lives and stress is the number one enemy of creativity.

    Go for a walk

     A short 5 minute walk should do the trick.


By taking time to do these small exercises we can create the story of our lives rather than our lives being something that is happening to us. Give it a try!