Can creativity be good for our health?

Hello,

It has been a while between blogs but as my intention for 2023 is to write full time, I should manage a regular post once again. Writing has always been something I do early in the morning or in the tiny spaces in between all else, but this year I am putting creativity at the top of my priority list. 

If you know me well, you would know I have always wanted to write a book. The sensible project would be to share what I have learnt over the past 12 years about health, yoga, breath work and mindfulness, to support the healing of trauma and rural challenges, but at the moment it is a farm based novel that is flowing well. Perhaps all of the above topics will turn up in the lives of my characters, we will see. 

It is so liberating, giving myself permission to do what I love, here on the farm. Although on some level it also feels isolating to be here on my own each day at the desk. The opportunity to witness this landscape from this quiet space feels deeply healing and quite confronting at the same time. As I get used to my new simple routine, a contentment is slowly growing. I shush the inner critic and ignore what normally grabs my attention, stopping to take in the view and then, I write. 

To give my year of writing a sense of meaning and purpose, my intention is to remain heart focused and compassionate, imagining I am writing for the wellbeing of my readers. This blog will be a place I make notes, share insights and even stages of writers block and confusion. I would also like to share how my connection to this farm is changing because I finally have time to experience this place in a new way.

It definitely feels like creativity and being present is very good for my health and I will expand more on this next time. 

Questions for you;

Can creativity be good for our health? 

What brings you joy? How can you bring a little of this into your life this week?