Holly at Decor8 started a Creativity Series last week for those of us stuck in a rut, those of us who need to kickstart our creative juices. The first exercise she suggested was to create a mind map, starting with the phrase “things I liked to do as a kid.”
Yeah, I know, my mind map looks a little wonky. I ended up using three colors of shiny ink because each color started out strong, then quickly dried up. Apparently metallic ink doesn’t photograph very well when you use a phone camera under a dull kitchen light. Who knew? Anyway, ugliness of my mind map aside, I learned a few things about myself. A lot of the things I loved to do as a child I still love to do: read, sing, write, decorate, shop, watch “Dirty Dancing.”
A few things have gotten lost along the way. Granted, I don’t think I’ll pick up my affinity for playing with Cabbage Patch Dolls anytime soon. Some things are best left in the past. But I used to ride my bicycle for hours on end. No destination, no time limits. I’d like to pick that up again. Leave my phone at home. No watch. No concept of time. This one activity speaks to me the most right now because I feel that time crunch every day, just suffocating my creative flow with a dusty pillow.
What about you? Is there a childhood joy you’d like to reincorporate into your adult life?
