Creativity Is Not About Finding Happiness
Thursday 30th May 2024 | Episode 8.)
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The topic of this latest episode of The Conscious Creative was inspired by a collection of thoughts from the shower, and what came to me recently during one of my evening rituals was the thought that creativity does not bring us happiness.
I was so curious and conflicted by this notion. If creativity is not about finding happiness, then what is it really about? The true promise of connecting with our creative energy is that it will take us through and beyond moments of happiness, and into something so much deeper and richer and vast… if we are willing to embrace all parts of the journey.
"Happiness can be a part of the rewards I experience in expressing my creative energy, but happiness is not the purpose. Happiness is a wonderful piece of a wholehearted creative experience, but fulfilment encompasses the entirety of it. Fulfilment comes from allowing all parts of ourselves to be witnessed and experienced and moved through. It is the being, as well as the beyond."
Connecting with our unique creative energy is actually about building something sustainable and everlasting. It is not about finding happiness, but it is about nurturing a long-lasting sense of fulfilment. Fulfilment is as much about satisfaction in the moment, as it is about sustainability for the future. Fulfilment is the healing and the growth and the knowledge… as much as it is the happiness and the joyfulness and the playfulness. Fulfilment is the journey, as well as the reward.
I hope this conversation challenges your ideas about creativity, as much as it has challenged and empowered my own.
Love Stephanie xx
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