There is a clear link between creativity and intuition [wlm_firstname]. People who are creative tend to be better in touch with their intuition. Boosting or developing in one area will likely develop your abilities in the other as well.

When you are in a creative mind set [wlm_firstname], you tend to let go of constraints, you tend to be better able to get in the flow and feel and experience new ideas. Then you become able to express them onto a painting or design or your writing. Whatever it is you like to do, notice how and when you get into the flow. When you’re in this state, take notice of how that feels, what’s happening in your body. This is the same place from which you can deepen your intuitive knowing and listening to your inner voice.

Doodle.

That’s right, I said doodle.

Get out your journal and a pen and start to doodle.

Try different these different approaches:

Approach #1

On a new page, close your eyes and let your pen and run it across the page. Do it again. Slowly.

Ty a circle.

Or a square.

A triangle.

Do this for a few more times, add shapes or lines with your eyes closed?

Open your eyes. Spend a moment looking at your page

What do you see?

Is there more to add to make something in your drawing more visible?

Let you imagination run free here

Approach #2

Get out three sheets of paper.

Set up three different songs. You may want to try three very different types of music. Maybe some classical, some rock, some folk or some heavy metal.

Turn on each song in turn and on a new sheet of paper doodle your emotions that come up with the music.

Let those emotions come out onto the paper. It doesn’t matter if you don’t think your doodles are “good” that’s not the point. The point is the exercise. Feeling the music and allowing that feeling to travel through your body, down your arm and out the pen.

When you’re finished, compare the three ages. Do they look different? Do they feel different? Can you see the effect of the music on your page?

These exercises are simple ways for you to spend time with your creative self, to begin to connect with that part of you that can be emotionally connected with what’s happening in the world around you and then express it creatively.