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Journaling - The Write Stuff For You?
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Interesting article. I never knew that “creativity” meant “to grow”. Cool.
You sound very smart and creative 👍🏼
What do I enjoy?….yikes! I don’t know 😕
I’m not skilled at anything really and I’m certainly not creative. I try things sometimes but always end up frustrated and disappointed (even angry) with myself. I don’t know what it is, but if I feel like something I did was subpar, I get really upset. I try to keep it to myself but sometimes others notice, especially my husband. Is that OCD, perfectionism, or am I just that bad at things? Lol.
Work first, play later…good plan 👍🏼
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Oh, I don’t mean you always have to work first and then play! Sometime I eat dessert first! 😁 With creativity, you play whenever the inspiration strikes.
I understand perfectionism. That was me for most of my life. I’ve learned that my fear of failure held me back from reaching a creative potential. I broke through that barrier after realizing that doing something, even if it’s not perfect, is better than doing nothing! Then, by continually practicing what I was learning to do, I got better at it and now I have my own style of creative outlet. It’s really healthy for people to do something of a creative nature for themselves. It feels fulfilling and it does help you grow!
When people say they’re not creative it makes me sad. Everyone has potential to create! I found this really good article for you…see? You’re not alone in thinking you’re not creative!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/adventures-in-divergent-thinking/201901/when-you-say-you-re-not-creative
Writing as an outlet is very cathartic. As others have said on here, just write! Don’t be harsh on yourself when you’re pouring out your emotions on paper. It’s a wonderful way of self introspection. Writing your ‘story’ out on paper or even the computer, is like purging! I’m seldom angry, but when I’m ready to blow, I actually write letters to people with NO address so that it never gets sent. But once I get my feelings out of my head, I can move on.
You sound as though you experience a lot of negative self talk and tell yourself stories in your head. By purging these out on paper, you’ll gain a different perspective of those narratives. It might even make more room IN your head for positive affirmations. ☺️
Check this site out! There are daily affirmations you can recite to yourself, or better yet, these can be entries in your first journal. It will feel good to see them in your handwriting. https://positial.com/affirmations-for-women/#:~:text=51%20Positive%20Affirmations%20For%20Women%201%29%20I%20am,enough%203%29%20I%20deserve%20an%20abundance%20of%20love
I know you want to grow! What are you just itching to try>