Your Brand of Creativity for Self Care.
—And a GIFT for You!
Not all self care activities involve going for a long walk or meditating. There are other creative activities that channel your inner artist or writer and still provide excellent self care benefits. Here are some creative and artistic activities to help you practice your own brand of self-care—your own world of creativity!
Get a Coloring Book
Adult coloring books are a popular method of taking time for yourself. There are many genres of coloring books depending on your interests. You can choose gardens and flowers, animals, sea life, or even coloring books with curse words to add some naughty spark to your day. This allows you to be creative and de-stress by simply coloring and not worrying about anything else. If you are a tropical girl at heart (as am I!) check out the coloring book I created called Postcards From Paradise. I personally don’t care for all the squiggles and blinding patterns in some coloring books. They make me dizzy. So, I created a more adult version with tropical scenes along with information on how your body’s chakras connect to color and how to use them in your coloring book. Heck, how to use color in your life in general!
Try Drawing or Painting
Practicing self-care has no hard or fast rules. It is simply what you make it. Do the activities that make you feel good and can distract you from daily stressors. Take the time to focus on yourself and your own wellbeing. As they say, you can’t pour from an empty cup. You have more, much more, to offer the world than just working, cleaning, or taking care of the family’s needs. Enjoy some hobbies and activities you truly enjoy just for yourself. Grab a sketchbook and some art tools to draw, sketch, or paint as you wish.
Learn a New Craft
What better way to express your creative side than to learn something brand new? This is the perfect opportunity to try a new craft or form of art. It could be something as simple as researching a topic that helps you spiritually. You don’t have to be naturally artistic to be creative and enjoy any type of creative activity. Performing the activity isn’t the only way of taking better care of yourself, but also in learning how to do it. Think of some hobbies that have always piqued your interest, like oil painting, making jewelry or metal stamping, or give sewing or knitting a try.
Writing
Not all forms of creativity have to do with arts and crafts. You can also start writing or journaling. This could be very therapeutic for you. This can be anything from writing in a quick and easy bullet journal or creating short stories. If you are a serious writer, give us your novel! One good practice to start writing is to set a timer for 8-10 minutes, then just start writing whatever comes to mind. Continue writing without taking a break until the timer goes off.
We all know that these are times of unprecedented change, in every country on our dear Mother Earth. There has been so much upheaval for these past few years. I have heard it almost daily, from one source or another : “I don’t know how to cope with this level of CHANGE in my life.” If this is you, please consider a journal I wrote called, Coping With Change: Your Guided Exploration Manual In Times Of Unprecedented Change. This is a guided workbook that I call a personal planner, a little bit of wisdom, and a daily journal.
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