FINDING HAPPY - GET CREATIVE

Hi there! Hope you're having a great week. This weeks VLOG is all about getting creative...And there's a method to my madness!  Not only is there the opportunity for you to indulge in something you're really passionate about, making the mundane chores a little more tolerable, there's also the fact that doing what you love, builds your confidence and self esteem and can also positively affect your health!!! 

Check out the video and learn WHY creativity is so good for you and your happiness!

Thanks to the wonderful artists featured in the video:

Lesley Simpson (maker of my beautiful birthday card!)

Treasuressence (Experiential Art)

Quilling By Courtney (Russian Doll Quilled art piece)

Here's the video transcript:

The topic is actually DANCE: step into the light. Share your gifts and talents with the world.
Now whether you dance you literally or figuratively, my question to you is WHAT HAVE YOU DONE RECENTLY TO NURTURE THE CREATIVE PART OF YOU?
I think this is a great topic as everyone has a creative strength to their personality. Whether you're a creative problem solver, a great
cook or baker, an avid card maker or sculptor, songwriter, author, florist or are creative with your home decor, we all approach creativity in different ways and have a unique creative strength even though it may have been hidden away somewhere amongst our other
priorities. 

So let me explain WHY embracing your creative self is so important.

If you're familiar with the work of Louise Hay, you may have heard of a book called 'You Can Heal Your Life'.  This book teaches the principal that when we are unhappy or harbouring bitterness, grief, resentment, anger or hate, it basically turns our cells into a state of dis-ease, manifesting as disease in our body.  

Let me show you an example: if you are really stressed about a situation and holding that
tension say, in your shoulders - so hunch up your shoulders really tight- can you imagine what the long term affects would be by holding
that tension??  By addressing the part of the body where we are holding the tension, we can understand more of what is sitting in our
subconscious, address the issue and use affirmations to re-programme and let the tension go.

During rigorous studies and trials Louise discovered that a lack of creativity can lead to issues with the thyroid gland, thus inhibiting it's function and affecting our metabolism! I have worked on this issue with several of my clients who have embraced more or their creative side, amped up their hobbies and seemingly without doing anything, weight has shifted.

Now whether it's the act of stimulating the creative sector of personality and their thyroid OR building up their confidence through their creative arts and being proud of their achievements, so they make better food choices OR whether less time is spent on calorie consumption and more time is spent on creative output, the result is the same: people feel happier and more empowered. Losing weight is a by product. I'm not saying this is the only reason to jump on board the creative band wagon and get painting or dancing as there are many other benefits as well.

For me, when I was suffering quite badly with depression, my bestie and I used to make comedy videos for family and friends. How it worked for me was that in that process of creating, I was no longer absorbed by the heavy blanket of the depressive experience. I was able to laugh and embrace the silly part of my personality.

For some people like a wonderful experiential artist I know, being creative has helped her find her confidence and her voice.
And for another lady, being creative is the same as meditation for her mind. Creating something to gift to others can also activate a love
language, either yours or theirs and can be a wonderful surprise for the recipient, lifting their day and their energy and making you feel
good too! 

Creating a beautiful home environment can be incredibly fulfilling and make less desirable 9-5 jobs more tolerable so get those home and
garden magazines out and start dreaming!

Shining your light can be as simple as sitting down with your favourite little person and colouring in - it all helps enrich your
mind, your body and your spirit.
Remember: we can't have the EARTH without ART so get creative, get contributing and watch your happiness accelerate!

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