Creativity & Healing - A Booster

Art teaches us to trust the process, roll with uncertainty, know that the answers will present themselves when we’re not looking so hard.

This past weekend, someone asked if I’d read Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert. With my life feeling a bit stagnant, I took it as a sign from the universe.

As I dive into the book, I’m reminded how crucial creativity was in my own healing journey. Exploring the creative process awakened my then dormant right brain, providing both the spark and the fuel when I felt depleted. Through collage and writing, creativity connected me to life's mystery and taught me not only to navigate uncertainty but to embrace it. Like any mental process, if we don't use it—and its neuronal pathways—we lose it.

This post, shared from a year ago, is for anyone, like me, who might need a creative nudge or boost…

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