As Creative People, We Know That What We Do Matters.
We know that making time to make stuff makes us feel better. it’s important and necessary to keep our own tanks full if we to show up as the best version of ourselves in the other bits of our lives
Making something gives our hands something to do and gives our minds a break. It’s impossible to count stitches, or concentrate on not sewing over our fingers with the sewing machine, or losing French knots through the hole where we started, while at the same time hand wringing over our children, the state of the world or anything else that is making us feel stressed.
In an age when so many things seems transient, making things by hand connects with a long line of women who have knitted, crocheted and sewn things for themselves and their families through the ages.
Making things by hand gives us an appreciation of the effort and skill involved in making something.
Creativity gives us an opportunity to slow down, and it offers an alternative to consumerism and over consumption as we consider what we actually need and what we can do with what we have already.
And for women in mid life, as so often we feel ourselves becoming invisible, it gives us an opportunity to say what we want to say and be visible, whatever that might be.
So Why is it So Difficult Sometimes?
Busy culture means that it can be very difficult for people, especially women, to find time for themselves and things they feel are important. Taking time for making is often seen as frivolous and self indulgent, and we live with the fear that if we do not make sure that we are seen to be busy in the way that society expects, we will be judged as lazy.
Another reason is that perfectionism very difficult to let go of. We compare what we are doing to what somebody else does, even if it’s different, or if that person has been doing that thing for years and we have only just started, and we feel that our efforts are lacking.
And worrying about messing it up, getting it wrong or wasting materials can prevent us from even starting.
A third reason is that, even in our supposedly modern age, things traditionally seen as women’s work are still viewed as inferior and unimportant, which can make it difficult to justify taking time to be creative.
What Wild Blossom Life Can Offer
Here you will find gentle, low risk ways to explore what it means to be a creative person.
This includes creative things to try that are more like experiments, and that don’t have to result in a big finished project unless you want them to.
I offer ways to slow down, gentle alternatives to consumerism and over consumption and ways to deal with perfectionism.
I encourage you to get outside and notice what is there, wherever you live.
Wild Blossom Life is a judgement free zone! All creative endeavours are valuable and valid. It is an expression of you as a creative person. Whatever you like to make, and whatever your skill level, you are welcome here.
If you want to know a bit more about me and my journey, you can read more here.
