Creativity: Why Bother? 10 Benefits of Expressing Your Creativity
By Cynthia Morris, CPCC

As a child, you can have yearned to play the piano professionally, to act on Broadway, to write a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Perhaps you mentioned your aspirations to someone and we are met with laughter or the assurance that there was no funds in it. You swallowed your creative dreams and satisfied yourself with listening to music on the radio, to reading books or watching movies. How almost always have our creative selves been swept to the sidelines, to being the observer? We internalize the belief that we dont have what it takes to generate it big, and of course we do not because we have hardly tried.
Its instant to go for it. There is no proof that you will get rich, famous, or even produce anything worthwhile. Ignoring this urge to create isnt generating it go away. More and more people are heeding the call from within themselves to act upon their creative urges. We sense that there is something behind this creative urge, that expressing ourselves creatively might be the missing piece to a fulfilled life.
Creative expression, whether through mundane means or through art, is value the effort. I have seen the difference in my clients lives when they are expressing themselves. Here is a list of benefits of expressing creativity that you too, might have. Added up, they can amount to a richer life.

1. Expanded sense of measure . Countless artists have discussed the knowledge of timelessness that one encounters in the creative zone. Time is limitless when you are in the creative zone. Strangely enough, when you give measure to creative pursuits, you grab instant. Who couldnt make use of the feeling of more instant?

2. Freedom. Creativity invites messiness and exploration. Heres an opportunity to return to that feeling of being a child, to not know, to not be nice , smart, the expert.

3. Enhanced relationships. Many everybody fear that if they begin living their creativity, then their relationships and other priorities will suffer. They will not want to drag themselves away from the creative zone. However, when we are actively building , we feel better about our relationships. We tend to be more generous to others. We have more to give because we have answered our urge to create.

4. Living integrity. When we are actively working on our projects, we honor our innate creativity. We live the belief that creativity does matter. This feels better than wishing we we are writing, or talking about writing, but not doing it.

5. Save money. Expressing yourself may control the urge to impulse buy. Do you ever find yourself shopping just for something to do? Expressing yourself creatively might commonly fill the positive need to shop for the heck of it. Save money and do something creative instead of buying something you do not really need or want.

6. Energetic, lighter quality to life. Call it a efficient mood. Call it a natural high. When weve done our creative work, we gain energy for our other responsibilities.

7. Connection with other creative people. When we are building , we are connected to all of those who have gone before us and those who work now in the challenging but rewarding field of artistic creativity. What a gift in a world where we feel more and more isolated from each other.

8. Faith and confidence in our impulses. When we create, we recognize that our work does matter even if it is not published, displayed or presented to the public. We trust our instincts and grab confidence from expressing them. This confidence carries over into decisions we build in other areas of life.

9. Honoring the source of creative ideas. Where does creative inspiration come from? Some think it is God, or other divine source. We honor the gift of creative inspiration when we listen and act on our ideas, and by doing so, we are connecting to a deeper wisdom than our own.

10. Self-data and discovery. Creativity is the route to authenticity. As we create, we plumb the depths of our being, accessing what we think and believe. You can be surprised at the resources, thoughts and impulses that you discover there.

These ten benefits do add up to more fulfillment and balance in life. I invite you to create a plan to match your creative vision. Give yourself the measure and space to be a beginner. Write to me and let me understand what benefits you have experienced. Have fun!