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Golda Poretsky, HHC
http://www.bodylovewellness.com

Before writing this post, I was staring down a to-do list that had me nearly in tears.  I needed to write my blog, start writing my teleclass (I write myself a 30 page script for each one!), respond to about 10 emails, and more, and it was already getting late.

Ack!

In the old days, I would have powered through.  I would not left my desk until everything was done, even if my brain felt like it wasn’t working.  When I was totally tapped out, I would find little ways to procrastinate, ways that would feel like I was working when I was just spinning my wheels.  I had learned this way working 12-15 hour days as a lawyer.  When taking a break meant that you were going to leave the office at 2:15 AM rather than 2:00 AM, you might skip that break just to get out of the office.

But a voice inside me was telling me, “Take out your bass and practice.  Play that old Cure song that you’ve been fooling around with.”

Somehow, playing bass felt different than just plain ole procrastinating.  When I know I’m procrastinating, it’s almost as if I’m deadening my senses and tuning out.  When I do something creative, I feel like new parts of my brain are firing and my senses are more alive and engaged.

Reluctant as I was to get away from the pressing demands of my to do list, I played my bass for an hour.  Afterward, I felt like I could actually do my work.

By this one simple act, I had reconnected with my creative center.  I had reconnected with the voice inside me that knows what to write, what to say, how to phrase things, and how to do it all with pleasure.

Being creative literally gets your juices flowing.  Have you ever talked about “gestating” an idea?  Have you ever said that you “felt like you gave birth” after finishing a big project?  The urge to create, whether it’s art or music or babies (or the urge to do things that might create babies if not for some intervention), comes from the same place.  It’s why musicians have groupies and 17th century courtesans were as renowned for their poetry as for their lovemaking.

Creativity turns on your mind and body, and connects you to your intuition.  It’s the opposite of “powering through” something to get it done.  In order to be creative, you have to give yourself time and space.  You have to welcome your creativity, be patient with it, and most of all, enjoy it.

If you can make it a practice to take time to be creative each week (or even each day)  you will feel different.  You will feel more empowered in your own life, and more turned on too.  Plus, you may find that you suddenly have a groupie or two, even if it’s your significant other!

If you’re not sure where to start, start with something that sounds fun.  Check out these blog entries for more ideas!

As always, let me know how it goes!

Golda is a certified holistic health counselor and founder of Body Love Wellness, a program designed for plus-sized women who are fed up with dieting and want support to stop obsessing about food and weight. To learn more about Golda and her work, click here.