For most of my life I thought that I wasn't creative. I knew creative people, I admired them, looked up to them, and even wanted to be like them; but that was just an unrealistic daydream.
...Or was it?
One of my favorite things about simplifying is how my creativity has grown. The more junk I let go of, the more creative inspiration strikes. I'm not saying I'm a creative genius or anything, but I no longer believe I lack the ability to create good things. I have a few theories about why this is.
Clarity.
With less distractions around me, I can think so much more clearly and focus better than I could before, making room for the creative ideas to flow.
Time.
I also have more time to think and to create than ever before, because I'm not rushing around trying to get everything done.
Less Stress.
Have you ever noticed that when you're stressed out, you cant think as clearly? Maybe that's just me. When I'm stressed, I struggle to have good ideas, in fact that's when I have some of my worst ideas. Well, simplicity is the opposite of stress.
Freedom from limiting beliefs.
As I let go of physical junk, I find myself also letting go of emotional and mental junk too. It's like I can't get rid of one without the other following closely behind. A lot of that mental junk includes false beliefs about my capabilities. Somewhere in my life I learned that I wasn't creative. I've had to let that go and accept that it just isn't true. This also leaves space in my mind for positive beliefs and ideas, including creative ones.
Forced Creativity.
When you have less possessions, and make the decision not to buy more, you learn to make do and get creative with what you do have. You have to. It's like a forced creativity workout; the exercise strengthens that creativity.
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