{"id":89,"date":"2022-04-13T13:01:31","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allthingslife.info\/?p=89"},"modified":"2022-04-13T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T15:17:22","slug":"creativity-is-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthingslife.info\/?p=89","title":{"rendered":"Creativity is therapy !"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re all creative beings. We all have passions, ideas + desires inside of us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think of yourself as creative?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of us don&#8217;t. We see creativity as art, and then we label ourselves as not creative because we don&#8217;t draw, paint or dance in the ways we see when we look at &#8220;creative&#8221; people. But creativity isn&#8217;t limited to art. It&#8217;s not only about painting, photography, writing, dancing and the things that we traditionally think are creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We all have our own creative genius, Creativity can be everything and anything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>You ARE creative.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">What does creativity have anything to do with healing?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we\u2019re young, we have a natural sense of wonder and curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But as we grow up, we hear stories about what it means to be good enough and what the world is &#8220;really&#8221; like that limit our sense of possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are conditioned to become achievers, and in this process many of us lose touch with our creative inner being. If we experience trauma, our body also keeps us locked in a hypervigilant state where creativity is not even available to us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The truth is, we can all reconnect to our inner creativity. In the process we reconnect with our authentic selves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But first, we also need to learn to release the stories around what it is to be creative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think about it, what comes to mind when you hear the word: creative? You probably automatically think of a painter, a musician, or an artist of some kind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creativity is so much more than that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creativity also looks like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Making a post on social media<\/li><li>Singing<\/li><li>Doodling<\/li><li>Coloring<\/li><li>Playing a game with your kids<\/li><li>Coming up with a new idea<\/li><li>Sharing what inspires you with someone you love<\/li><li>Making a garden, or planting a tree<\/li><li>Rearranging a room in your house<\/li><li>Writing a letter to someone<\/li><li>Making a vision board<\/li><li>Build something<\/li><li>Cooking a new dish<\/li><li>Putting together a new outfit<\/li><li>Discovering a new hike<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Creativity really is therapy. Give these new things a try and notice how good you feel!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#0b583b\"><p>Disclaimer: I am not a mental health professional (yet). I simply share my learnings from life. If you or anyone you know are in danger or trouble or having a mental health issue, please contact Samaritans on 116 123 (from UK) or call Breathing space in Scotland https:\/\/breathingspace.scot\/ or seek service of a local Mental health professional.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re all creative beings. We all have passions, ideas + desires inside of us. Do you think of yourself as creative? Most of us don&#8217;t. 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