Aromatherapy for Creativity.

As we lead a creative life, we inevidibly hit road blocks where we lose our inspiration, motiviation, and creative drive.  This can be incredibly frustrating, especially if our job depends on continued creativity.  For a quick and powerful boost, we can look no further than our face! Specifically, our nose.

Our sense of smell is incredibly powerful. The practice of aromatherapy has been proven to ease depression, lift mood, enhance concentration, and stimulate creativity!  Just one sniff of the correct essential oil can get you flowing in the right direction.

Essential oils for creativity:

1. Peppermint

2. Cypress

3. Lemon

4. Rosemary

5. Ylang Ylang


Sniff, sniff! :)

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Elsie's Ideas.

I read Elsie's inspirational blog, A Beautiful Mess, as part of my daily routine.  I sip my coffee, check my blogs, and soak in creative mojo.  Elsie's recent post on the concept of ideas really struck me.  In the post, Elsie states that she never, ever worries about running out of creative ideas.  She explains that some ideas are great, some just plain bad, and some will never actually come to life, but that they are all an important part of the creative process. 

This post really inspired me to get thinking!  I grabbed my notebook and have been brainstorming ideas with wreckless abandon.  The post reminded me not to stress over the sucky ideas, or the ideas that I never actually get around to creating.  The point is to keep being creative.  There is no way you can take action on everything, but by taking the action of creatively thinking, you are moving in the right direction to make some of those great ideas become a reality.



(elsie's idea pie chart!)

Scouring Etsy.

I found some inspiring creations on Etsy today. Won't you take a gander?




Sadly Harmless



JLK Design



Lee Arthuas



Volume Twenty Five

Tend.

Tend to your creativity much like a growing plant.
Nurture it.
Expose it to sunlight and let it be free.
Be patient as it pushes its way through the soil.
Upwards and stretching, becoming stronger.
Encourage its growth.
Be thankful for its natural wonder.