We all have the capacity to be creative, to dream and imagine.  Through creative expression, we expand our sense of who we are.  We connect with meaning and purpose.  Creativity isn’t something we go in search of “out there”.  It is self-authored.  It resides within.  It allows us to shine more brightly; to live from and into the highest expression of ourselves.

7 Days of Cooking up Creativity

The Artist in All of Us

Mindfulness helps us connect with the creativity within.  It reminds us to shift into a more open and relaxed state; to pay attention to creative sparks; and to notice those moments when our creativity shines through.

Awareness

Curious Observation

Cognitive Flexibility

Attitudes of Mindfulness

Focus

Finding Your Flow

Mindfulness can help settle the activity of the mind, inviting a more spacious and receptive state that can cultivate creative energy.

Seeking Inspiration

By paying attention, we wake up to the inspiration that is all around us.  We go beyond habitual ways of responding to the world to see things in new ways.

Room To Play

Creative pursuits are mindful practices.  The cultivation of joy is also a mindful practice.  We pay attention on purpose, noticing those things that inspire and bring joy, letting go of preconceived notions and inviting possibility –stepping into those light-filled spaces.

Room to Play

Bravely Curious

By being mindful, we learn to recognize the thoughts and feelings of self-doubt.  We come to realize that the inner critic wants to help us not make mistakes.  With practice, we can allow and acknowledge the voice of the critic.

Getting Unstuck

Mindfulness opens the door to creativity. It invites us to go beyond familiar ways of being, to hold our beliefs more lightly, and to see with fresh eyes.  It allows us to touch into what is most real here and now, re-minding us that every occurrence is a new experience.

Creative Expression 

Mindfulness invites openness to experience and to new possibilities. It allows us to cultivate a kinder and more loving relationship with ourselves as we plant and nurture the seeds of creativity.

7 Days of Cooking up Creativity

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