Creative outlets

What do you do to nurture your creative side?

Connecting with our creative self leads to a more fulfilling, authentic life. When I started on my wellness journey, I didn't value creativity in and of itself. Arts and crafts were never my strong suit so I eliminated the idea of me as creative. What a miss!

 Relearning the joy of working on something just for the process of it has brought much wonder and contentment. Through nuturing my creative side, I have reignited my love for cooking. With cooking, sometimes it's a win and sometimes it's a bust. Oh well! I have also begun journaling and writing creatively.

I'll share a few poems I wrote this past summer when I was learning to feel my feelings along with gaining clarity around my values.

Waking up

Nature's moring dew

Bathed in soft sunlight

delights my toes

Grounds my feet

from my soles

I feel the pull of the earh

Tiny tendrils bud

I am home

Family

Nothing lasts but love endures

We choose to reach toward each other

over and over

Bound by the life we've created

Committed to supporting one another

Growing

Transforming

Remaining side by side

Backpacking

a chance to pack it all up

Roll & stuff

Heave the load on my back

use my strong legs

to go somewhere new

Somewhere yet to be explored by me

immerse myself in nature

sleep under the stars

returning home recharged

from communing with my mother

Being creative is a way we can care for our selves. We can take time to nurture ourselves and break the cycle of perfectionism and productivity.