Simple Tips For Living a More Creative Life
You live a creative life simply by being human with an imagination, but are you living the creative life you want? Creative living is much in demand. Here are some simple tips for a more creative life
Before I give you some ideas on how you can live more creatively, I want to break down why you'd want to.
Even though I live a creative life, and love it and wouldn't have it any other way, it kind of overwhelms me, when I read articles on why I "should" be living this way. It seems like I have to live up to some big standard. Like, is this yet another thing, that I'm not doing right?
Maybe you can relate?
What does it mean to live a creative life?
Firstly, and maybe most importantly, creative living is NOT about a certain standard. It's not about comparing the level of your creative living to someone else's. OMG, it so isn't! To live a creative life, explained in the simplest way, is actually just to say:
"I'll give it a try".
It's being intentionally curious. Because if we're not intentionally curious, we will go back to our default living, the way we usually live. Doing the same things every day, eating the same foods, going the same way to work every day, watching the same things on the telly.
And there is nothing wrong with that. If that makes you happy and content. But since you're here, reading this post, I'll assume you are not content with "the same ol".
“Creative living is about getting a little curious and saying
”I’ll give it a try”.”
Simple tips for living a more creative life
Cut out some old magazines and create a collage.
Pick up some cheap paint and canvases from a store and paint for fun.
Write a few lines in a journal.
Doodle.
Take a different route to work.
Move your front room around.
Try something new at work.
Be curious about what other dinners you can make
Take a beginner course in something
You don’t have to turn your life upside down to live a more creative life. Take small steps when you can to be just a little more curious about what’s out there you can try.
Don’t worry about other people and what they might think. People will always have an opinion.
Creative living is just doing more of what you enjoy, and less of what drains you.
You can totally live more creatively without touching a paintbrush or other art materials. Listen to your intuition, your joy, your dreams. And go in their direction, one tiny step at a time.
Why is it even good to live a creative life?
Oh, there are many reasons. In my experience, and what I know from my creativity coaching clients, creative living, is how we make sense of our lives. It's where our purpose lies hidden. Where we'll find our inner jewel/truth/soul.
It's where you'll get away from ego, comparison, perfectionism, and unrealistic expectations.
To live a creative life is just being you.
Another reason creative living is popular is, that making art, even really bad art as I do, is good for your health, as it reduces stress in your body. I have read many articles on the link between stress and art, based on research and facts, but here is an article from the Huffington Post saying 45 minutes of creative activity lessens stress in the body.
I'm multi-passionate, as you'll know from reading my blog, and this means, that I am, by definition, creative and curious. It's how I think and act, it's how I live my life and always have. That doesn't always make for a stable life, with a steady income, and a security net. Or understanding from people around me. But it has always kept me in touch with myself, brought on fantastic travels, and people in my life.
And it's a rich life.
So, to live a creative life is good for your health, and it's the journey of the authentic you.
(And it's fun and interesting, calming and frustrating, eye-opening and difficult, and all sorts of other things as well. That's another post)
“A creative life is an amplified life. it’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner - continually and stubbornly bringing forth the jewels that are hidden within you - is a fine art, in and of itself.”
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