Creating something with your own hands and skills is wonderful. Never stop doing that. Photo: Pexels
Recently, I must admit that I have felt rather uninspired to write. That is because lately, life seems like more than I can handle, it feels too heavy for me to carry. And so I thought, what should one do in such moments? During moments of lack of inspiration, stress, emptiness? And it came to me. Write. Look for the art you’re missing.
Whatever you feel like is too difficult to do, that’s what you do. Because, just like the eyes are the mirror of the soul, art is how the soul expresses itself.
What to do if you lost inspiration
I know that most people go through ruts from time to time. Where everything feels more difficult than it usually does. In my opinion, that is because for too long, we are suppressing what we want for what we need.
But the ‘needs’ in our society aren’t what is necessary to survive anymore. I can’t count anymore how many times I have worried about things that never occurred. I don’t want to know how much energy I wasted on things that are of absolute no importance. And it cost me my spark.
When we’re living in a healthy way – prioritizing our needs and wants, doing things that bring us joy, connect with people that are good for us, take time for the things that matter, get to know ourselves – we feel an internal need to express ourselves.
About our longing to create
In my opinion, that’s when the most beautiful pieces of art get created. It lies in the nature of the soul to create. Art is everywhere if we pay attention to it. We may not always notice it, because art is never perfect. But it is alive. It vibrates. It communicates. Art appears to us in all sorts of forms.
Writing, painting, drawing, making music, singing, cooking, dancing, acting, knitting, playing an instrument, film-making, gardening, sewing, crafting, baking, poetry – and loving goes in there too in my opinion – are all different forms of art. Anything that creates. To me, an artless world is a lifeless world.
Art is your antidepressant
Who we turn into during the course of our lives is deeply dependent on what we consume on our journey. I think it’s so interesting to try to retrace what someone thought and felt when they created something. We learn so much through others. Even reading about someone else’s thoughts can truly alter your own.
Art is also a way to relief pain. It’s a vessel that moves your suffering from within outwards. The more you feel, the more vivid the art gets.
I don’t really like modern art, I feel like the stiff forms and shapes are a reflection of how our society is doing. I think we lost touch with something important. In fact, I feel like we used to care much more about things.
How the art inside of you manifests itself
So, if you ever find yourself not being able to handle pain, make art. And if you ever feel so weighed down by life’s hardships, if you feel overwhelmed, uninspired, empty, also make art. Creation is a way of reconnecting.
I can confirm to you, that a half hour ago I had so many things in my mind, I couldn’t even think about what I should publish this week. Until I sat down and started writing.
I honestly wrote about what was going on in my head and how it made me feel – how I felt robbed of my spark. And the words just came to me. Writing was easier than it has been in many other situations. So just create. Give your soul a voice. And it will find the words.
Love, Valentina <3
Written by Valentina – spiritual writer & founder of Valentina’s Diary
