The Sacred Connection Between Creativity and Your Soul

One of the most profound ways of knowing that you are in contact with your soul is through the act of creating something beautiful whether this is tangible like a flower arrangement or intangible like a loving relationship. This is why when we see a pregnant woman most of us feel a kind of reverence for her – we know that she is in a sacred state of creation. There is an aura around her that encourages a kind of amazement. She is living a soulful, spiritual and creative experience. When we see a great work of art such as Michael Angelo’s, David, most of us feel a sense of soul within that work too. When I watched the Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics I felt the hearts and souls of the thousands it took to put on that showcase of Chinese ingenuity. The creativity was awe-inspiring and I felt the collective soul of the Chinese people that night watching it

Now we don’t have to create an Olympic Opening Ceremony or sculpt a David or even have a baby to be creative and in touch with our souls. Everyone is creative by nature and with a little nurture can be even more so. Most of us are a lot more creative than we give ourselves credit for and therefore a lot more in touch with our souls than we may think. The act of creation is all around us – new ideas, new ways of doing things and new solutions to old problems are happening at the speed of light. Look around you and take note of all the creations you see. Then take a look at your own life and take note of your own creations.

Any time you take raw materials, whether they are tangible or intangible, and make something new, you are being creative. Any time you solve a problem in a new way, you are being creative. Any time you plan an event and see it through to completion you are being creative. Anytime you change the way you think of something or someone and you have a different response, you are being creative. Any time you choose to do something you have not done before, you are being creative. Any time you take a risk, or choose to learn something new, you are being creative. And of course any time you create something of beauty such as a work of art, a piece of prose or poetry, a lovely decorated room, a delicious meal, a craft, or you design or build a new home or building, plant a garden or any number things, you are being creative.

If you would like to have more beauty in your life and be more creative – to access the creative aspect of your soul in a more conscious, more nurturing and direct way try one or all seven of the idea below:

1. Start a Creativity/Beauty Journal – Every night before you go to sleep write down at least five things you saw or felt that day that were beautiful or creative.

2. Take yourself on a Beauty Date - a specific time once a week where you go alone to see and experience something you consider beautiful and has the potential to ignite your creative soul. For example, go for a walk in a park or walking trail and notice what you see. Find at least ten things on your walk that are beautiful – then when you get home write them in your Beauty Journal. Or go to an art supply store or a craft store and look at all the potential creative project and buy the materials to start one.

3. Ask yourself before you begin a new project, even housework or some other ordinary task, "How I bring beauty or creativity to this endeavor?"

4. Use creativity and the idea of beauty to solve the everyday problems that occur in your life – ask yourself “How could I solve this problem in a creative way?”

5. Commit to doing one new creative thing or trying something new once a week for a year – Keep a page in your Creativity/Beauty Journal to list what you did – review at the end of the year.

6. Begin to use creativity when dealing with your relationships – whether children, spouses, friend or co-workers – ask yourself – "How could I use creativity to make this situation come out better and more positively?"

7. Have a time at dinner every night to ask each member of your family – "How were you creative today? "

Remember, we are all creative by nature and we all love beauty. All we need to do to increase the creativity and beauty in our lives is to be open and pay attention to our soul urges – once we do, all kinds of glorious, beautiful and creative things will begin to happen.

Blessings, Lorraine