One of the painful legacies of having our spirit squashed in childhood may be to lose touch with expressing our creativity.. It is something that can disempower us and to be re-empowered we may find it useful to find some avenue of creative expression. It may be as simple as preparing a meal, It may be in the way we arrange our home.. For some of us writing and poetry as well as journalling provides a creative outlet,or at least a place we do not have to be silence or squashed, as long as the inner critic does not work to derail our efforts.
I just came across the following reading in the book Courage to Change.. I have found lately that getting creative around my home has been a great source of joy, I have been replanting pots and garden beds and decorating them with shells and stones and ornaments.. I have been enjoying experimenting with baking vegetables in different combinations of oils and spices.. for someone else they may express creativity through painting, drawing, art or craft.. But whatever form it takes an avenue of creative expression can uplift us as well as take us out of our heads and into our bodies as well as the present moment..
One of the effects of alcoholism or emotional neglect is that many of us denied or devalued our talents, feelings, achievements, and desires. In recovery we learn to know, appreciate, and express our true selves. Creativity is a powerful way to celebrate who we are. It is spiritual energy nourishes our vitality. It is a way to replace negative thinking with positive action.
Every one of us is brimming with imagination, but it often takes practice to find it and put it to use. Yet anything we do in a new way can be creative – building a bookcase, trying a new seasoning on a vegetable, taking a new approach to handling finances, finger painting, problem solving, tapping out a rhythm on a table top. Creative energy is within us and all around us, whether we are writing a masterpiece or folding the laundry.
Every original act asserts our commitment to living. Our program encourages us to acknowledge our achievement and to live each day fully. When we create, we plant ourselves firmly in the moment and teach ourselves that what we do matters.
Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.
Theodore Roosevelt
Emerging From The Dark Night 