Want to Reclaim Your Creativity? Go Outside.
Time in Nature Is Not a Reward for Overing. It’s a Reconnection.
Over these weeks, I’ve talked about the practices of:
Journaling to both create self-awareness of your cognitive thought patterns and help you rewire them
Somatic work to help you regrow your connection into the wisest part of the human being - our bodies
So we’ve got core practices for our inner work of the mind and body, and now we add the layer of connection outward.
When I talk about resilient joy, I’m not talking about something fragile or fleeting. I’m talking about the deep, rooted joy that emerges when you stop overriding your body’s signals and let yourself be in rhythm with the natural world around you.
Pleasure, nature, and slow are part of our healing, not luxuries or rewards.
Yet, if you grew up like me, you’ve been taught to treat nature time like a reward or something you “earn” when the work is done. Or that Nature is separate from your real day-to-day life and something to be conquered or controlled. Or in a nicer way, maybe a place you go to vacation or relax or exercise.
But I want to offer another perspective: Nature isn’t an escape from your life. It’s an essential part of it. Nature is a teacher and co-collaborator as much as it is a rhythm your body already knows but may have forgotten. Because YOU ARE NATURE!
Which makes sense since Nature is one of the most honest mirrors we have.
Nature reminds us:
That creativity can bloom in unexpected ways
That rest cycles are not wasted time but essential to bolder growth
That pleasure and pace are not in opposition
That you don’t need to perform your worthiness because you already belong
And when I pause to actually notice the wind, or the weight of sunlight on my skin, or the softness of moss under my feet, I feel more creative and resourced because my body remembers that I belong to something larger than myself.
Nature teaches us about resilience. My working definition of resilience comes from an ecological framework, which is why it’s not about bouncing back. Natural resilience is about how we adapt and transform in response and in relationship with our environment. We are all connected; we’ve just forgotten. That is why so many of us have to relearn that your creativity isn’t something to squeeze out on a deadline—it’s something to nourish like a seed. That your joy isn’t performative but natural and cyclical.
Nature practices to try this week:
Journal prompt:
Step outside, or sit by a window. Breathe. Notice one thing: a tree, a breeze, a patch of wild grass, or flower.
What is this teaching me about rhythm? About restoration? About my own creative timing?
Then write for 5 minutes. No pressure. Just notice what softens when you listen this way.
Nature pause:
Sit outside (or near a window) for 3–5 minutes. No phone. Just notice. One sound. One breeze. One shift in light. Let it mark your transition between tasks.
Our minds and bodies want rhythm and restoration, not more hustle, and when we learn to develop a relationship with other Nature beings around us, we sync up into that natural flow.
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