Balance and Creativity

Creativity is abundant and hard to come by at the same time. It is an elusive thing creativity. I find that I need balance in my life for it to flow properly. That has been why I have been in a creative funk lately, I have had to balance. Stress from all aspects have my life has thrown me off kilter and my creativity is faltering.

So how am I going to get my life back in order? I need to calm myself and my stress somehow. Meditation is the first step. I need to get back into a daily practice. Probably twice a day truthfully. Normally I would say yoga and my meditation practice go hand in hand, but my health is not allowing me to practice right now, adding to some of stress. Still, I am going to try to walk or something. Easy things that I can do with my health the way that it is.

I am already eating a healthy diet and I will continue to do so. I follow a Mediterranean style diet and I can only assume that I would be worse off without all my fruits, veggies and whole grains. Just doesn't seem to be enough at the moment, but at least I have one aspect of my life down.

Next I need to work on trying to bring some fun and relaxation back into my life. I am going to commit to reading one uninterrupted hour a day. I am going to get back to sketching and painting every day, even if just a little. I am going to watch something fun on tv once a day. Its the small things that I hope will bring balance back to me and with that creativity back into my life.

How do you add balance to your life? What helps you relax? Leave your answers in the comments.