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Creativity from Gratitude
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Creativity from Gratitude
Creativity from Gratitude
Skylight • 02:32

Using creativity is a powerful and transformative method for practicing gratitude. We can have access to a deeper part of who we are that is connected to our feelings, thoughts, and experiences through creative efforts like writing, music, or any other kind of expression. Focusing our creative energy on gratitude might help us feel much more appreciative and fulfilled.

Creativity allows us to discover and express gratitude in new and unique ways. As we create, we can give appreciation for the people, occasions, and experiences that have molded who we are and reflect on the blessings and good things in our lives. By expressing our gratitude through art, poetry, or music, we give it a voice and a life. Our ability to inspire and uplift those around us increases when we communicate our gratitude to others, which also helps us feel more appreciative of ourselves.

Additionally, expressing gratitude through creative endeavors encourages a positive outlook. It forces us to shift our attention back to the abundance and beauty all around us rather than anything that may be lacking or challenging in our lives. By consciously looking for creative ways to express our gratitude, we train our minds to recognize and appreciate the benefits present in even the smallest parts of daily life. This practice motivates us and acts as a constant reminder to express gratitude, which raises our feelings of satisfaction and contentment.


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- Hey, Skylight Fam. My name is Jesus Vega, I'm a designer, visual artist. I do wanna share a way that I think would be really interesting to exercise the muscle of gratitude. These are my sketchbooks. In these sketchbooks, there are lots of prayers. There's lots of thoughts. A lot of dreams, designs. But also, in these sketchbooks, there's lots of briefs. And as a designer, I enjoy getting a brief and understanding a brand and understanding a client, and creating something that they want but never thought. So, in that case, I was thinking of creating an exercise as a creative brief, for you guys to create something. The idea is to find gratitude, reflect on it, and then create a form. Create a dance, a poem, a short narrative of that gratitude. Step one. Recognize your foundation. Think of your roots, your upbringing, your parents' upbringing, your spiritual background, your cultural background. Ask yourself the question, what soil is my foundation? Step two, recognize the seeds of hope and faith that have been harvest on your foundation. How have others and God invested in you? Think of the times, the teachings, the protection, the love, the vulnerability, the acknowledgement that they gave you. Ask yourself, have those seeds matured? Step three, recognize who have watered your foundation. Now, let them be watered. Take the time today to conceptualize those feelings and outcomes into a creative project. Take the time to mold your creation into life. This project can be a letter, a drawing, a poem, an object, a dance, a narrative. When the time is right, give your gift and prayer, or creation, to God and to that person, and share the meaning behind it. The concrete itself represents the foundation where I come from, as well as the continuation of my parents' background, my grandparents' background. And the flowers themselves represent adversity, endurance, and how you could still grow from tough circumstances. So yeah.

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Creativity from Gratitude
Creativity from Gratitude
Skylight • 02:32

Using creativity is a powerful and transformative method for practicing gratitude. We can have access to a deeper part of who we are that is connected to our feelings, thoughts, and experiences through creative efforts like writing, music, or any other kind of expression. Focusing our creative energy on gratitude might help us feel much more appreciative and fulfilled.

Creativity allows us to discover and express gratitude in new and unique ways. As we create, we can give appreciation for the people, occasions, and experiences that have molded who we are and reflect on the blessings and good things in our lives. By expressing our gratitude through art, poetry, or music, we give it a voice and a life. Our ability to inspire and uplift those around us increases when we communicate our gratitude to others, which also helps us feel more appreciative of ourselves.

Additionally, expressing gratitude through creative endeavors encourages a positive outlook. It forces us to shift our attention back to the abundance and beauty all around us rather than anything that may be lacking or challenging in our lives. By consciously looking for creative ways to express our gratitude, we train our minds to recognize and appreciate the benefits present in even the smallest parts of daily life. This practice motivates us and acts as a constant reminder to express gratitude, which raises our feelings of satisfaction and contentment.


View Transcript
- Hey, Skylight Fam. My name is Jesus Vega, I'm a designer, visual artist. I do wanna share a way that I think would be really interesting to exercise the muscle of gratitude. These are my sketchbooks. In these sketchbooks, there are lots of prayers. There's lots of thoughts. A lot of dreams, designs. But also, in these sketchbooks, there's lots of briefs. And as a designer, I enjoy getting a brief and understanding a brand and understanding a client, and creating something that they want but never thought. So, in that case, I was thinking of creating an exercise as a creative brief, for you guys to create something. The idea is to find gratitude, reflect on it, and then create a form. Create a dance, a poem, a short narrative of that gratitude. Step one. Recognize your foundation. Think of your roots, your upbringing, your parents' upbringing, your spiritual background, your cultural background. Ask yourself the question, what soil is my foundation? Step two, recognize the seeds of hope and faith that have been harvest on your foundation. How have others and God invested in you? Think of the times, the teachings, the protection, the love, the vulnerability, the acknowledgement that they gave you. Ask yourself, have those seeds matured? Step three, recognize who have watered your foundation. Now, let them be watered. Take the time today to conceptualize those feelings and outcomes into a creative project. Take the time to mold your creation into life. This project can be a letter, a drawing, a poem, an object, a dance, a narrative. When the time is right, give your gift and prayer, or creation, to God and to that person, and share the meaning behind it. The concrete itself represents the foundation where I come from, as well as the continuation of my parents' background, my grandparents' background. And the flowers themselves represent adversity, endurance, and how you could still grow from tough circumstances. So yeah.


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