The Creativity Recovery Plan

What started out as a creativity recovery plan is going to become something more.  A whole life revitalization plan, of which creativity is still an important part of it.  I'll explain more about it as I finalize the details.

Title Change

Yes, there is yet another title change.  I am taking the Happiness Spotter to its own blog.  This blog will focus on any non-fiction that HS will not cover, although there may be some cross-posting from time to time too.  Please bear with me as I make this change--and others--to my blogs.

I am officially a Freelance Writer

The other day, I joined up at a couple of content writing sites and submitted my first article on July 31st to Associated Content.  I received an offer on my article yesterday August 6.  I'm so happy!  I'm officially a freelance writer.  The perfect solution to anger or bitterness, is success in a new venture.  Especially one you love.

To find out more about the site I am talking about click on the picture below.



   

How to Recover your Creativity when Unemployed, Day 19

Getting past your anger
Once the shock wears off, there is another emotion to combat that may take even longer to purge.

Anger.

Anger is draining and wasteful.  It puts you on the defensive and keeps you stuck in place, in the past, when you need to move on, move forward.  It is, in essence, an emotional--im-motional--block.  So, you have to find a way to get past your anger in healthful and positive ways and you need to include it your creativity recovery plan. 

Start by brainstorming interesting methods that engage your enthusiasm and pick one from your list.  The more you put into the method, the sooner the fire behind your anger will be guttering--and before long, put out entirely.

Some suggestions are:

• Exercise.  Take a walk by yourself or with a dog who will appreciate the attention.
• Write.  Writing can take any form as long as it releases your negativity instead of winding you up.  In fact, try something new just for the heck of it. 
• Find a new hobby.  Try out something you were interested in before.  You might really enjoy it.
• Educate yourself.  The best time to learn a new skill is when you are unemployed.  It shows industry and intelligence and will help you on your career path.
• Volunteer.  Besides looking good on a resume, volunteering gives back to your community.  And helpfulness always breeds good karma.

 
While you'll start seeing immediate benefits by this tactic, keep in mind that anger is a volatile emotion.  It can change form into bitterness, or reignite when you least expect it.  So, anger management is a long term part of your recovery plan, but with time and effort soon it will just be pages in your notebook and nothing more.  Try it yourself and let me know how it goes.