Transformation and the Creativity Connection
While feeling the pull of transformation, some are running from the shadow-self and encountering mounting challenges and uncertainty in their path. Others are coming into a new realization of self-awareness and evolving into a new way of being.
Underlying these paths is a creative spirit that is crying to be set free.
Empathic people who have set their dreams aside to attend to making a living are missing the connection to their intuitive and creative being.
Your soul is aching to express itself through your physical being. Denying it only leads to more and more feelings of hopelessness.
If you find yourself embattled with decisions that lead to dysfunction, unhappiness, a compromising of your values and sense of disempowerment, creativity is one of the main tools that can be used to turn emotional imprisonment into freedom.
Creativity is not one particular thing like painting, dancing, or singing. It is using the imagination to focus on any avenue that is desired. It allows you to design new possibilities.
Creativity is not about a profession; it is about release, having more fun; playing a little.
When you use intuition, imagination, and embrace spontaneity, you are engaged in being creative.
A box has been placed around the word “creativity”, and we’ve been conditioned to think it is something done to express ourselves professionally. We think of full-time artists, songwriters, and gifted authors.
This comes from societal norms. Society teaches that spending energy on creativity only has worth if it is something that is done as a job and creates an outcome of the exchange of currency. Society does not give importance to the foundational value of breathing your unique breath into your daily activities just for the sheer joy of it.
I invite you to consider yourself creative when you are making breakfast in the morning or having an awkward conversation with a co-worker. Using our imagination and focus to be whole-ly in the moment can rewire your DNA over time, and it is an integral part of the awakening journey.
Creativity is energetic. To engage, you light up your heart and mind which, in turn, opens the spiritual component of creativity. Creativity needs the fuel of intention, repetition, and seclusion to develop. The practice of creative activities raises the level of consciousness and activates the awareness that you can be the co-creator of your destiny.
When we spend more time developing our logic than imagination, we become unbalanced.
Moving into the zone of imagination will shift you out of the sphere of ego-driven thought. As the world continues to be driven by material goals, it rewards only the pursuit of material power to the detriment of creative thinking.
Even minor shifts in awareness can start creative juices to flow. The first step should be moving away from the ingrained belief that we must always be either producing or resting. In between those two things is a world full of color, joy, and satisfaction.
Creative practice and spiritual practice are simply different aspects of the same thing.
If you like to write, purchase a small journal and write in it throughout the day. It doesn’t matter what you write! Merely the act of writing with no purpose will begin to shift your awareness.
Choose one dish a day to make from scratch. Try switching out a few herbs or make an intuitive change to the method instead of following a recipe to the letter.
Drive or walk a new way to work. Changing your daily routine can open your creative channels. Sometimes, that’s all it takes because your creative self is just waiting for a way to be let out.
Remember that it is not the outcome that is important, it is the act. Doing something you enjoy simply for the sheer joy it brings you without judgment is to be in divine flow.
Only you can commit to a new creative practice. Don’t look for any external source to support or encourage this new venture. Watch what happens for yourself. Take note, celebrate the small victories, and build on them.
If you’d like specific recommendations for ways to engage your creativity as a beginner, email leslie@thevisionarypassage.com.
