Are you living your life by design or life by default?
A longtime friend of mine came to visit me, we spent 2 days going for walks talking about things we could do together she mentioned that she would like to be creative but never really does it. So in the evenings we decided to start on a Vision Board experience.
She worked on hers and I worked on mine.
My friend has a problem, she is one of the people who has the need to be creative in order to nourish their soul, but for whatever reason, she is not doing it. Does this sound familiar?
I did the same thing for years, until I could not live like this anymore.
So just talking about creative projects, collecting a bunch of magazines and sitting down together, chatting and ripping out inspiring pages, looking at each other’s bounty and getting inspired by watching each other got us into the creative flow. My friend stayed up until late that night, because she could not stop. I went to bed earlier, my board was half the size of hers and by now I am pretty fast, I am not methodical creative, and I am impulsive and fast.
When I woke up in the morning, I first went to the work table to see what happened, I could not believe it her board was so beautiful and meaningful. She created inspiring art and a vision board that will motivate her for a long time. Her theme was all about community, teamwork and the beauty of this planet. We kept admiring each other’s work and came up with numerous ideas on how we will continue these creative get-togethers and expand to other friends and community.
We both were happy, relaxed fulfilled and inspired. Creativity is important, if you are called to do it, you have to listen, and the quality of your life does depend on it. So whatever it takes, get together with friends, like I did, take classes at your local art store, your local college, there are so many wonderful classes, in any medium you can imagine.
For me there is nothing better than doing artwork within a circle of friends. Plan one day a week to do this Do it for you! Make your vision boards, your creativity and your life changes a regular part of your day to day life to see just how much the quality of your time improves.
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About the Author: Marita Steffe
Marita Steffe would like to invite you to explore your creativity!
There are times in life where everything feels stuck and stale, especially later in life. Use this time to explore and try something new. If this is of interest to you, visit http://www.visionandwords.com, where you will find videos, project guides and lot’s of books to help you get into the creative habit.
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This is a beautiful article of friendship and support. These methods of creativity, using the vision board are widely useful not only in this context, but also something I believe in for stress management, as well through another creative medium called visualization. I’m glad you offer such creative ideas which are so useful in a vast myriad of ways!