Creative Words
You are a creative being. Open your mind & have a look.....Elizabeth Bohorquez, RN, C.Ht
Who is creative & who is not? I often need to answer this question in my work as a clinical hypnotherapist. Beliefs in this area, are like beliefs in any other. They either help or hinder. So, let's get some things straight from from the get-go...
Creativity is within everyone. We are born with it. Those who choose to wake up & utilize it through balance will climb to the lop of the ladder without burning out. So first we must locate theladder & then begin the upward climb.
For most people, the word creativity is more easily applicable to art than to business. In addition, it is rare for one to think of creativity when looking to manage disorderly eating, addiction issues, or any other personal problem. It's important to understand that wherever you find yourself, you are currently working with dynamic & creative mind tools. Just keep in mind that they are either working for you or against you, but they are working.
These tools have lives of their own, so to take conscious ownership of them, to work with them, to recognize them in new & different ways, turns out to be a very creative process. Whether your field of endeavor be painting, writing, publishing, business development, bookkeeping, computer programming, parenting, or managing your own lifestyle behaviors, the tools remain the same.
And so, let me repeat this here... Creativity is within everyone. We are born with it. Sometimes we create problems by allowing our creativity to stay dormant, by not offering it the means of subconscious release. I hope that this blog entry helps you to wake up in this regard.
If you are like any of my patients or students, you might be asking, "What happened to my early creativity? Where did it actually go?" These are important questions, because when we understand the past, we can apply that knowledge to the present & future. Let's explore this a bit. Sometimes we are taught to be uncreative by our parents, teachers, our society, our workplace or our home environment.
So, how is was this accomplished? Here are a few examples for you to extrapolate. Often we are told to stay in the lines or that there is only one right answer or that play is frivolous. We may have even been told that we are not creative & that creativity doesn't belong in our job description. Of course, these are lies!
Let's practice some awareness work & see if we can recognize a creative person in action. Creative people become totally immersed in expressing their inner visions, knowing that their chief challenge is to organize familiar materials in a fresh way. They are curious, adventurous, experimental, willing to take risks. You will find them absorbed in meeting the challenges of their working day.
Creativity is a way of life. It is an ongoing process, not a series of isolated aberrations. It is a productive attitude developed by individuals throughout their lifetimes, not a random good idea that happens to work.
I always tell my patients & students that they can live their life as a work of art. In fact, during hypnosis I often utilize work of art images such as having the person paint images of their own success, or chisel themselves out of a block of carrera marble. It's important for them to realize that creativity is not a destination, but a journey. And so, their weight loss, smoking cessation, behavioral management is all part of a creative journey. This active image now takes on it's own life, breaking up any idea of being hopeless & helpless, instead bringing the individual into an upward spiral of success.
To be creative is a physical & emotional need. When patients ask me why it's important to be creative, they need to know that creativity keeps stress chemical production low & that is excellent news. Over 65% of disease states are known to be stress-connected. So creativity must thrive at all levels in the workplace if it is to be health & achievement orientated. Managers must accept that everyone can be creative & should be encouraged. It's in the best interest of both employer & employee.
So what if you work in a place that does not foster creativity? Obviously, it is much easier to practice creativity in a company whose policies invite it, but corporate policy is not a requirement for individual creative expression. One can bring creative thought & application to any moment of life, whether at work or at home or anywhere else. It's simply a matter of developing some creative mind programs & placing them into the subconscious mind library.
More to come on this subject....
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I design my world in the theater of my mind. I am the writer, director & producer of my chosen outcomes.....Elizabeth Bohorquez, RN, C.Ht
You are a creative being. Open your mind & have a look.....Elizabeth Bohorquez, RN, C.Ht
Who is creative & who is not? I often need to answer this question in my work as a clinical hypnotherapist. Beliefs in this area, are like beliefs in any other. They either help or hinder. So, let's get some things straight from from the get-go...
Creativity is within everyone. We are born with it. Those who choose to wake up & utilize it through balance will climb to the lop of the ladder without burning out. So first we must locate theladder & then begin the upward climb.
For most people, the word creativity is more easily applicable to art than to business. In addition, it is rare for one to think of creativity when looking to manage disorderly eating, addiction issues, or any other personal problem. It's important to understand that wherever you find yourself, you are currently working with dynamic & creative mind tools. Just keep in mind that they are either working for you or against you, but they are working.
These tools have lives of their own, so to take conscious ownership of them, to work with them, to recognize them in new & different ways, turns out to be a very creative process. Whether your field of endeavor be painting, writing, publishing, business development, bookkeeping, computer programming, parenting, or managing your own lifestyle behaviors, the tools remain the same.
And so, let me repeat this here... Creativity is within everyone. We are born with it. Sometimes we create problems by allowing our creativity to stay dormant, by not offering it the means of subconscious release. I hope that this blog entry helps you to wake up in this regard.
If you are like any of my patients or students, you might be asking, "What happened to my early creativity? Where did it actually go?" These are important questions, because when we understand the past, we can apply that knowledge to the present & future. Let's explore this a bit. Sometimes we are taught to be uncreative by our parents, teachers, our society, our workplace or our home environment.
So, how is was this accomplished? Here are a few examples for you to extrapolate. Often we are told to stay in the lines or that there is only one right answer or that play is frivolous. We may have even been told that we are not creative & that creativity doesn't belong in our job description. Of course, these are lies!
Let's practice some awareness work & see if we can recognize a creative person in action. Creative people become totally immersed in expressing their inner visions, knowing that their chief challenge is to organize familiar materials in a fresh way. They are curious, adventurous, experimental, willing to take risks. You will find them absorbed in meeting the challenges of their working day.
Creativity is a way of life. It is an ongoing process, not a series of isolated aberrations. It is a productive attitude developed by individuals throughout their lifetimes, not a random good idea that happens to work.
I always tell my patients & students that they can live their life as a work of art. In fact, during hypnosis I often utilize work of art images such as having the person paint images of their own success, or chisel themselves out of a block of carrera marble. It's important for them to realize that creativity is not a destination, but a journey. And so, their weight loss, smoking cessation, behavioral management is all part of a creative journey. This active image now takes on it's own life, breaking up any idea of being hopeless & helpless, instead bringing the individual into an upward spiral of success.
To be creative is a physical & emotional need. When patients ask me why it's important to be creative, they need to know that creativity keeps stress chemical production low & that is excellent news. Over 65% of disease states are known to be stress-connected. So creativity must thrive at all levels in the workplace if it is to be health & achievement orientated. Managers must accept that everyone can be creative & should be encouraged. It's in the best interest of both employer & employee.
So what if you work in a place that does not foster creativity? Obviously, it is much easier to practice creativity in a company whose policies invite it, but corporate policy is not a requirement for individual creative expression. One can bring creative thought & application to any moment of life, whether at work or at home or anywhere else. It's simply a matter of developing some creative mind programs & placing them into the subconscious mind library.
More to come on this subject....
ARCHIVED BLOG
I design my world in the theater of my mind. I am the writer, director & producer of my chosen outcomes.....Elizabeth Bohorquez, RN, C.Ht
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