DISCOVER HOMEWORK
B E CREATIVE
Creativity demands mindfulness and provides many of the benefits of meditation. Mindfulness is simply being aware of how you are feeling in both body and mind and how you are interacting with your environment. Meditation can be any activity where your attention is focused on what you are doing, not thinking. Any activity that deliberately distracts you from your thoughts. Creativity and intuition come from the same sacred space, the same soul space. When we take the time to be creative, we are allowing our inner “being”, space to be heard.To be noticed. The negative and judgmental voices are quieted. Being creative keeps us present and reminds us that we are here now, in today, being exquisitely human. It doesn’t matter what the final result is, carve out time to express your soul through your creativity. Surrender to what scares and excites you. Lose yourself in what makes you come alive. Create with no attachment to the outcome. If you do not feel like coming up with a creative endeavor, try simply sitting in silent meditation for 5 minutes 1-2 times per day (morning and evening). Being in stillness also creates space for our intuitive self to show up.
EXERCISE
1. Set aside 5-10 minutes a day for the next 30 days to explore your creativity. 2. There is no right or wrong way to be creative and the possibilities for creativity are endless. 3. Pick something easy and manageable. If you have to buy special supplies or equipment or it takes more than 5-10 minutes a day, pick something else. In addition to being creative, we are trying to build a new mindfulness/meditation habit. If managing a new habit is too complex, you are less likely to be successful. KEEP IT SIMPLE. 4. If you already have a daily creative practice that you are comfortable with, pick something new. NOTE : if you pick something you are already comfortable with or have done for a long time, it can allow your thoughts to drift back into the negative or repetitive territory. Just be aware and pick something unknown to you if you see this happening. 5. Throughout the process, be aware of your thoughts and if they start drifting into your “to-do” list or what is happening at work, simply state “thinking” as we did in meditation and come back to the task at hand. 6. If you are comfortable, share your creative work with the group in the classroom.
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