Traumatic Experiences Community Daily Check-in Thursday 12th July 2018
Hello lovely trauma family
Wanting something to improve your mental and physical wellbeing? Research has shown that creativity can do this.It is suggested that creative pursuits can even work as a natural anti depressant.
So today is thinking about being creative day, with the challenge to do something that is creative within the next week.Something that you enjoy, something that you can lose yourself in, something that you flow with.
"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." Maya Angelou.
How is your day going? So what are your thoughts about being creative? what inpsires you? Or pop in to say hi! You are welcome here. This is your space and a safe place.x
Hi Rozie :)... It's a topic v close to my heart and has got me to where I am today and saved me in many ways.. For me it has been art.. Tho I haven't been able to for the last 3 , 4 years, but it kinda of gave me purpose, confidence, and a reason to carry on.
@energeticPenny8
Hi Penny, What kind of art did you make? It sounds really powerful if it saved you. Is this something you can or want to pick up again?
Three years ago today was a Sunday. Three years ago I was at my annual family picnic by the beach. Three years ago my mom asked me what had happened the night before, because despite my best makeup efforts, you could still kinda see my black eye. She asked if it hurt and I said I hadn
@BeeLeigh I am so glad you found your voice and I hope you have been able to tell your mom. *kisses you on the nose if that is ok*
@BeeLeigh
I am so proud of you for realizing that you do have a voice now. I know it is a bit of a mixed feeling day but it is really awesome how far you have come! 
@nolongerafraid
Love this quote Mas!. thank you for sharing it with Bee and with us. Lots of truth in it, as gardener's know, that's indeed how we get plants to grow. And we can grow through all that has been in our lives too, , the good,the bad,and the in between. .. its a work in progress and one day we will look back and see and understand this. x
@BeeLeigh
HUG! Big BIG safe HUG!!!!! I am so sorry to read what you have been through. But I'm impressed by your courage and strength. I'm so happy you have found your voice. Because you do have a voice! And it should be heard! You deserve to be heard and properly held by someone who respects and loves you in the correct way!! ❤️❤️
@BeeLeigh
So sorry for what you've been through, and so glad you have found your voice. xx
I'm feeling inspired by Bee's words today, v proud of you hun.
I think most people know that I love art and the crafy stuff. But I also love to sing and to write. Writing my book has been a recharging experience for me. Helps me to see how much I have learnt, how much I have healed and hopefully one day I can publish it and help others too. THAT is the best part of creativity for me, healing for me and hopefully for others who come across my crafty imprints on the world.
@LifeIsMyCanvas
I agree, there are many ways to be creative,and singing and writing are amongst these. I only have to listen to some of our community singing to know that this indeed is uplifting for them, and also for those who listen. Love your last sentence about what creativity is for you.x
Hi Rozie
I like to colour, I have a lot of colouring books that I have collected. All different types, some intricate, some simple so there is something for every level of creativity :)
Also I have started dancing more at home, ignoring what other people think, it makes me feel better, its a healthy release.
Love and hugs
@FloweringBunny
I also color, I love to color. 😊😊😊😊!!
That's good keep on doing this and it doesn't matter
what others say or think about what you do.
It doesn't hurt no one. 😊😊😊😊😊!!
If you want to go outside and have a bunny suit
on and you want to dance and hop around. Then
just do it. It doesn't hurt on one. It doesn't matter what
others say .😊😊😊😊!! You enjoy doing whatever !😊😊!
Biggest (not best) thing that has happened this week: On Monday, I learned that my friend died. He used to be my personal counselor. He has also counseled my mom (separately) on/off mostly on, since 1998! And he was sort of our pastor for awhile when I was going to his church (he would give the messages sometimes).
How do I feel? That's a very good question. Part is still shock. Part is very sad. Part is that I "have to" be strong for others, especially Mom. I've not shed very many tears - and I need that to happen somehow. I have been encouraged to think about what I did with him and what I've learned from him.
Creativity: This is true, well at least I've heard it before. In January this year, my therapist (at the time) gave me a very similar assignment - like, Go - Be creative. For this weekend/next week, I need to figure out which of the lots of things I love to do that qualify as creative, to actually do. It would help to be in rehearsal for a show right now. KLM, was that you who mentioned acting/theater? We don't have theater much here in the summer. I could call my theater family persons though... that's not very creative, but ?? I could 'easily' write about my friend and what I learned from him. It would look like journaling, which is writing which is somewhat creative, yeah? I need to keep myself from skipping all the social things that are planned for the weekend, because depression likes to try to convince me to just stay home / isolate.
Yeah, so I'll come back here or go to Hobby SubComm and look for more ideas. ~ Platy
It might not be thursday for everyone still but in Mountain time it is. I do not normal post anywhere now apart from my diary because I do feel welcome but I project awkwardness of others for many reasons. So I use creativity for lots of things but I do perhaps things which are not considered creative. Mommy went someone and she is on the plane back now but I am crying a little bit because I want her to be back now - not sure why I am so emotional about it. I have been trying to do medieval art well copy it, it has its own style which I like. I was going to do my box of buttons but I am not feeling so OCD at the moment. I sort them and then change the way I categorise while I am doing it to drive myself insane I guess. It is a psychology test for something.. not really sure what. I also get funny things in my head like a little story and I write them down but I have so many pieces of paper with notes on them. I am not sure it is an anti-depressant but it keeps my mind of things I decide upon. It helps keep my brain in order
I have started painting at my therapist suggestion. I have always written poetry but needed another outlet. I may not be good at it but its one of the few ways to turn my mind off.
@RedHawk6547
I loved to paint too. 😊😊😊!
What are you going to paint first?😊😊😊!!
I have oil paint and acrylic paint too!!😊😊😊😊!!
Paint by numbers pictures are fun to do!
I hope that you enjoyed painting! 😊😊😊!!
It a good out lit. For your emotions and feelings .
Or you can just take the brush to the paper and
then just paint what every and used any paint. 😊😊😊!!
I encourage you to be free with the paint brush
and paints. 😊😊😊😊!!
@rozie
Hi,
I am very creative.😊😀😊!!
I do arts and crafts!! 😊😊😊!!
@GuardianAngel77 That is so nice! Do you have special techniques that you use?
I am not very crafty but I enjoy creating digital art.
@nolongerafraid
No it just comes naturally!! I do arts and crafts
and it turns out great!! 😊😊😊😊!!
@rozie
Hi rozie, hmm creativity I really like expressing emotion through poetry even though haven't really been very good at it lately, and I love painting/drawing/sketching, I like putting my headphones on drowning out the world and just drawing or painting whatever..
@calmLake1999
That's really great just let yourself go. 😊😊😊😊!!
That's when you're work is good!!
Keep it up! 😊😊😊😊!!