I made a lavender Coconut Body Scrub, see this LINK (modern day moms) which inspired me to try.
For example i really needed lavender oil and started to ask myself "Can i make it" - i then realised it is actually possible and realistic - its also supa-easy - from picking lavender from the garden and making a basic form which takes a little time to extract the plant with the oil. This took me on a beautiful road of thinking how to make basic homemade essential oils in general (i then watched a load of tutorials). So i guess this is something i will try and learn soon (in the meantime - i'm not against buying i'm for budgeting and finding ways to saves £'s + being 100% resourceful.)
I use my mornings and nights to start projects bit like a hobbie which i consciously make time for. I take advantage of the fact that i have no children (yet :) and i'm self employed so therefore i find little gaps in my time which has been super-useful for finding time with self to grow and expand.
So if you fancy reading more on my journey to self empowerment through (making) Please read below, i'm happy to share thoughts...... otherwise see you on next post......
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Transformation:
I've been thinking alot about what it means first to be happy and second to be creative.
As a person full of questions, thoughts and dreams, i enjoy wondering why we do things, how we feel when doing it, what it means in all aspects of our lives and how this impacts and transforms us and others.
I've been looking closely at what i feel is not beneficial to being creative and in-turn affecting happiness. some of my own personal examples are: tired of my phone and constant beeping distractions, tired of talking and affectively losing a time and energy, tired of the accumulation of things - leading to blocked energy, tired of the concept of likes and validations, tired of feeling like i have to wait in order to do something different from yesterday, tired of approvals from others.
With these thoughts my first action was to turn the phone off, be alone, paint the space i work in and clear out things i no longer use or need (still in process).
It's a massive shift in surrender & growth and I'm now experiencing disconnect and reconnecting within. I think through the universal connectedness and shift on the planet alot of people are going through this change so its not strange hearing things like.... - i want a minimalist approach to life, i don't need my phone, i want to feel empowered by making my own foods, i want to be in control of what i grow, eat, make and so fourth.
"we are valid without the need of validation from others"
Self-validation:
Validation has always been a big topic for me especially as some one who's work as a singer and designer and often rely's on opinions, responses & interaction as a gauge on wether what i do works or resonates. I walk on the fine line between spirit recognition of NO ownership of creativity and offering it back to the higher powers that be and in contrast to this complete emotional attachment to the recognition of my sacrifice, sweat, blood and tears to the thing i created.
Therefore i find it so easy for the lines to get blurred - I do believe that validation should only come from within ourselves and anything outside of that is either a nice compliment or constructive criticism which should ultimately improve the process but not take over our thoughts action and lives.
I do believe that the things we make are great imitations of our Spirit designer, replications of nature and harmony and beauty - leading back to a loving state of being.
Purpose & Time:
Everyday feels like yesterday was ages ago and time feels like its moving rapidly on its axis, so having a focus, sense of purpose and connection to self seems "Totally" crucial.Making
This exploration, process and outcome of "MAKING"stands out as a key thought which for the last few years i have been using more frequent as a daily word. What am i "making" why am i making it, why is it important to me and for others??? ULTIMATE questions .....
The only place i could look to was the past.....old traditions, indigenous cultures and resourcefulness as the root basis of the origins of making and how that interacts with our everyday lives at present.
I have been narrowing it down to the fact that making something does not mean you have to be qualified or rich to experience doing it. In indigenous society it is the way of life, its an act of trying. theres something so emotional and powerful i feel by trying.
I have been absorbing much inspiration from this video: Beauty before me navajo weavers .This video reveals much about the connection to nature through making, preserving heritage and deep respect of the art form of weaving.
Also weaver Sadie curtis Video she says at (3.33) rug weaving is like learning from your mistakes "as you try you learn"...... These Elder confirmations add fire behind to this journey of how making is connected to life and happiness.
Qualified but still learning:
As a trained qualified fashion designer clothing has been a massive spark on this quest to challenge the making process. From 2d to 3D... making something which was a originally a passing thought and idea but now a tangible real product through investigation, trial and error.
I have been allowing myself to see that learning doesn't end at university, it is life and there is space in the mind /brain to continue expanding our minds. Every year and every new age is a new step to know and evolve, this is why i can see how elders are jewels of our society.
#100daysofhappinessandcreativity:
After seeing this hashtag (100days of happiness) pop up on instagram, facebook and other places online and after hearing pharells ((happy)) and having my own questions on what exactly makes me happy such as being creative- i became curious about the active engagement with happiness and creativity on a daily basis. Imagine engaging with it everyday and recognising it through our actions or as something we share through gift, conversion, beautiful visuals.
Not that counting matters but it 100 days allows me to see my progress and sets an almost unrealistic but achievable challenge. my aim is to try something new to enable me to feel more, connect with self and others more, transform and diminish procrastinating self limiting beliefs.
Theres a voice inside which says "thats too hard" or "im shy" or "i cant be bothered"or "i dont know how" and this exercise is really working towards putting out the fire on that because action is the ruler here!
"I do - so i can continue to grow and expand"
Trying Enlightenment:
"Trying Enlightenment" the awakening of self improvement. My"trying"processes" is "my way" of letting go of those false beliefs that i hear, which say i can't, mustn't, shouldn't, don't, won't and instead be, try, experience, do, learn, become.
Theres a sense of effort and intention to experience. To try something new everyday. Theres a level of consistency and motivation which becomes a compulsive force alongside the need to learn. Speaking from experience i hear a type of conversation with myself which says its ok to cook a new meal, go to a new place and experience something different, buy a new ingredient which i have no idea what it will taste like etc.
I find this to be equally liberating and challenging because learning something new takes courage. Every bone in my body says (i will be Positive) towards "trying" there is no space to back away from the challenge but instead to be in the experience (to become one with the experience of the process).
I have always been a try-er (is that a word?? lol) BUT different this time i am not concerned about failing or high expectations. This is purely for the experience so that i may transform along the way.
One of the things that really matters to me is my awareness when doing the thing i'm trying. My level of connection and emotion. The excitement and ownership of the moment. "Being in the moment of the trying", its so liberating because its happening, its real and theres no more wishing that id tried that someday.
Sooo this is my current conclusion on why #100daysofhapinessandcreativity is a bit more that a "hashtag" or picture posting thing, but it's really a chance to challenge the self to "try" to get closer to the innerself and that universal love energy through the making or identification of happiness during the process.
I'm excited where this all leads and each day is different......
