A few weeks ago I found myself going through a bit of a slump. (Yup, those pesky slumps happen to all of us.) I was exhausted – both physically and mentally. When I got home, my body was begging me to just sit on the couch with my husband and dogs, mindlessly staring at the TV. This remedy worked somewhat for a few days, but I just couldn’t shake it and my irritation was growing by the day. It was my husband who pointed out that the routine of work-couch-sleep, work-couch-sleep, work-couch-sleep was counterproductive. (Okay, so I was eating, brushing my teeth, and other things in between, but you get the point.)
Though exercise would have done me a world of good, I’m not one to volunteer for self-torture. Instead, my husband suggested that it was time to dust off my craft supplies and get those creative juices flowing. I can honestly say that today, two weeks later, I feel like a new person. Nothing has changed in my life, but I have most certainly changed the way I feel about my life. And I wholeheartedly believe it is because I reconnected with my inner awesome. Here are 5 reasons why you should do the same:
Reason #1:
“To be creative is to be in love with life.” – Osho
Being creative forces you to look at the things around you (albeit beads, glass, paint, furniture, fabric, etc.) in a new light. Suddenly, your world is filled with possibility. That stuck feeling in the pit of your stomach gets replaced by joy as you rediscover what it is like to be a child again – playing with found objects, expressing yourself (no matter how clumsily), and creating things that you are proud of. Viewing your world in this way will help you to rediscover how amazing it is. Read the rest of this entry
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