Connecting with our creative centre

During the daily grind of life, we always seem to be responding to something that needs our attention on the outside: answering the phone, replying to emails, taking care of work that needs our focus, travelling to the office or appointments or being the parent taxi. The time whether displayed on the clock, wristwatch, iPhone or computer screen steadily signals the moment which alerts us to further duties that need to be taken of. And we do it, one task after another, dutifully ticking out our To Do lists and feel great because we are accomplishing stuff - being productive.

However, did you consider responding to a call from within yourself? Taking some time out to unleash your inner creativity in the form of some artistic task like painting, cooking, gardening, woodworking, paving, coding, crochet or some other needle craft? Not saying that I will do something for myself when I “I have the time” but actually penning a date with yourself amongst your work commitments to self care?

In indulging in a creative activity, it does not mean that we are on our way to becoming a traditional fine artist or music maestro. No, it simply means allowing your inner creativity to come forth just like someone once said “everyone is an artist”. Whether it is in the field of finance or football, we should give expression to our creative thinking from WITHIN. When you are experiencing an aesthetic experience like art, your senses are heightened and you are present in the current moment. This creative experience that you are resonating with connects you to your authentic self which makes you truly and fully alive.

In each one of us there is this creative energy that needs to be let out and we should make the time to connect with our inner selves instead of constantly being bombarded from the outside with things we need to attend to.

I am putting my money where my mouth is (literally) as I give myself an early Christmas present by enrolling for a two-day art workshop in Btisbane in December. The picture attached is a sample of what I will be painting to let out my inner creativity.

Have I inspired you one teeny bit to take at least a few hours if not in the coming week but perhaps in the not too distant future to set alight your creative forces?

Have a fabulously, creative week as you release your inner artist, folks.