031: Using your creative gifts for yourself
So many of us use our creativity to help people in some way: to help people feel less alone, to bring people joy and to make the world a brighter place. But how often do you do that for yourself? That's what we're diving into today!
Episode transcript:
Good morning, Daily Peppers, and happy Wednesday! So I've been thinking lately, so many of us use our creativity to help people feel something. And to help people in some way. To help people feel less alone, to bring people joy, to make the world a brighter place than how we found it. But how often do you do that for yourself? I mean, there is so much out there about using your creativity for good, but how often do we forget that the good also applies to yourself? It's a bit like how we're socialized as women. To take time for everyone else, to give a helping hand whenever we can, and to always put others before ourselves. To the point that it's ingrained in us from an early age that doing things for ourselves is selfish. We hear so much about not pouring from an empty cup, yet we're taught to give everything of ourselves away. The saying about the cup can go against everything we've been brought up believing.
And the same is true to how we approach creativity. Creativity is a gift, but you don't have to just give it all away to other people. There is so much magic in creativity. There's so many profound ways it can be therapeutic and life-giving, but how often do you give that to yourself? So today I want to ask you, How can you use your creativity to give something to you? When was the last time you created something just for yourself? When was the last time you used your own creativity to heal yourself? When was the last time you used your gifts to bring the same joy you bring to other people to you? If it's been a long while, or if you don't think you've ever approached it that way, how can you flip the script? Take these questions with you today and see what comes up for you, because you are just as important as all the people you help and all the good you seek to put in the world. You are just as worthy, and you get to keep some of that magic for yourself too. So while it might feel intimidating, while this might be the first time you've done it, and while it might feel a bit selfish. Really lean in and see how you can use creativity for yourself. I'd love to know your thoughts.
I'm over at MegKissack on Instagram, or you can email me at meg[at]thathummingbirdlife.com. And until tomorrow, remember, everything changes when you believe you matter.
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