When was the last time you played? When did you last
use crayons or watercolor paints, glitter and glue and construction
paper? Balloons, anyone? Open (and
use) a bottle of soap bubbles? When was the last time you indulged in an
activity you enjoyed as a child? Maybe when you were a child?
Well, now is the time to regress. Learn to be a guru
of play. That is the essence of creativity. Through playing we
learn those activities that give us joy, we learn where our
talents lie, what makes our spirits soar.
Children have the ability to have fun for the sheer joy of
having fun - no goals in mind, no expectations of perfection. Play allows
us to get in touch with our senses, it lessens our stress and connects us with
innocence, magic and hope.
So think back to what you enjoyed as a child.
Now, find yourself a bag, a box, or a drawer and make yourself a container
of play. Go to the dollar store, Kmart, Walmart, wherever you can
find the treasures of childhood. Buy crayons, watercolor paint,
whistles, soap bubbles, glitter, feathers, coloring books (it doesn’t
matter if it is a child’s or adult coloring book), anything you enjoyed as a
child. Don't neglect the new items like gel ink pens and glitter glue. Buy them
all and put them in your container for those times when your
creativity needs a boost of enchantment.
Now just don't sit there. Go play!!!
© 2017 – Cheryl Fillion
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