I am on a journey to be the best Naomi I can be. I want to be the highest version of myself every day, in every moment. And that means switching some of the negative messages I’ve got filed away in my head.
I just learned from Brené Brown (in Part 2 of her e-course) that as children, we are rather uninhibited in our creating, but somewhere around age 9 or 10, we start to incorporate messages from society around us and we begin to censor ourself. Huh. At first I thought, “I don’t think I censor myself. Maybe that didn’t happen for me.”
As I listened to Brené talk about her own thoughts about creating art, I realized I’ve got mental blocks, just as she said. It’s time to heal those. Perhaps you do the same? It doesn’t have to be with art… it is with anything that you absolutely love doing and feel wonderful doing… but you don’t actually let yourself do it often enough.
It has been a few weeks since I’ve been in our office to paint or create anything. Why? Partly it is because I think that taking that time for myself would be self-indulgent. Also, I compare my end-results to other people’s work and come up lacking. Partly it’s that there are so many other things I “should” be doing.
Making art is self-care for me, not self-indulgence. I’m learning that part of “cherish,” my word for this year, is making sure I take time for the things that make me feel my best. Only when I do that can I truly be myself and find out more about who I am. Like I said before, I am on a journey to be the best Naomi I can be. That involves making space in my days for creativity.
Brené also encouraged us to think about new ways to unleash creativity. We’ll see if I do any of these!
Think about this today: How can you heal your scars and allow yourself to play? Share in the comments if you feel like it. 🙂
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