Sylvia Plath once said "The worst enemy of creativity is self-doubt." Pushing beyond what exists at the present requires great courage. After you create something, don't you feel such a sense of accomplishment and pride? And as this article from Scientific American asserts, there are health benefits to this creativity. Too bad I can't use my HSA for my Hobby Lobby purchases!
All of us are creative in different ways. Sometimes we associate creativity only with an artistic nature. My husband is not artistic, but he is very creative in his problem-solving. Me, I love to make things that I dream up come to life. Sometimes this feeling to create is overpowering, and giving in to it is terribly therapeutic. I had a lot on my plate to accomplish last week, but I could not push through all of it without also focusing some effort on my latest dream - sewing a campfire for the kids to play with while "camping." It took a few days of work, but culminated in my son telling me, "Mom, this is really fun! You are so smart!" Icing on the fiery cake:) The point here? Take time to cultivate your creativity - doctor's order.
Campfire creativity for mom AND the kiddos!
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