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How Creativity Helps Our Mental Health

April 27, 2011 By Sue Miley

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I think creativity is imperative to mental health.  Okay so this is not part of what they taught me in graduate school, but hear me out.

Creativity is individual..it comes from within…it is a reflection of you.

It inspires something out of the ordinary, not the same old hum drum thing.

It comes in color, in words, in shapes, in processes, in prose, and in problem-solving.

I love the idea of creativity because it is new, different, rebellious, energetic, happy, exciting, puzzling and mysterious.

What If We Aren’t Creative?

Bull!

God created the world.

We were created….

….in His image….

….so we are all creative.

If you don’t think you are creative:

  • you may be hiding it….share it!
  • you may be fearful….break out!
  • you may be unaware….explore!

What Exactly is Creativity?

In the eye of the beholder…

Pen to page…

It is colors side by side and overlapping as only you combine them.

Lines arranged in rows of order that you see.

It is words on a page that flow from your soul.

It is the code behind the program that solves the problems your company faces.

It is the perfect sauce….the tenderest meat…the arrangement on the plate or the after dinner treat.

A new recipe….

It is something new, made from something old….

It is separation soon to be paired….

It is colors now mute, from a palette once bold.

Old New Orleans…

And How Does It Help My Mental Health?

It frees what has held you captive….

It teaches and learns….

It distracts….from the negative…

And is a breath of positive flowing through…

It is company when I’m lonely….

A familiarity in a new friend…

It is purposeful….

It creates energy….

It ends the rut that was pulling you under…

It is a feeling of accomplishment that only you can do…

Show me a creator after the finishing touches have been placed on the creation…

I will show you a heart renewed!

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Filed Under: Anxiety/Depression, Christian Living Tagged With: creativity

About Sue Miley

Sue earned her undergraduate degree in Finance at Louisiana State University in 1986. In 1993 she completed her Masters in Business Administration with a focus on Marketing. In 2004, she earned a Masters in Education – Community Counseling.

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