10 Minutes a Day!?

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Hello Friends,

Taking a deep breath. Sending a wide smile. May this teeny note brighten your day!

 "Creativity doesn't wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones." -- Bruce Garrabrandt


These are challenging times. I don’t need to tell you that! Honestly.

However. 

Creativity often gets lost in times that are riff with overwhelm or loneliness. 

But it doesn’t have to!

I find myself with too much, or not enough stimulation.

Many of us overworked and some of us not. 

As winter nears I know I need structured time to be creative. So here it is. 
10 minutes a day!
Of pointed creativity time!

At a Minimum.

At the end of the day for me. 7ish p.m. 
I take my ukulele up to the guest room.
Or I work on a soul collage. 
See photo!


I listen to a lesson and play along.
Or I choose, and cut, and paste.

I am often there for more than 10 minutes!! Love that.
The short commitment and sense of getting fully immersed in the present moment!
DE-licious.

My plan is for every night. 

I’m on a roll this week. 3 out of 4!


I sense my lips curled up in a smile as I place the uke back in its soft case and tuck it in for the night, or thoughtfully gaze at the combination of images I put together.

I feel energizedly (just made that word up!) sleepy.

Engaged with the inner muse.


Want to try this!

  • Commit 10 minutes.

  • Pick one thing.

  • Journal. Draw. Sing. Dance. Play an instrument. Write out some jokes. Cook something. Repair something. Collage. Paper mache. Grow something.

  • Sing or play with someone else. (extra credit for doing it communally!)

  • Put it on your calendar. Now is a good time to do it!

  • Evenings or early mornings are often easiest for many of us.

  • Commit to a one month trial.

Aim for daily and if you do 60-70% say YAY! ---remember perfection is overrated and unrealistic.

Lastly.  After a week...notice how life feels with a bit more creativity in it?!

If you need more than creativity to deal with the overwhelm or loneliness. Remember I listen and discern and lift up for a living!

Email me. I’m right HERE.

You matter. 

Every precious thing matters.

Much love,

Carol