Creating is Spiritual – Part 2

by Ryane Daniels August 6, 2025

Are you waiting for the right moment to express your creativity? What if that moment never fully comes? The truth is: no matter how busy or demanding your life can be, or whether time or money is sparse, there is always an open invitation where you can try something new, find solutions, and brainstorm new potential. The time is now and your creativity is the key that helps unlock and clarify the vision beyond what challenge is in front of you. All you have to do is trust, invite curiosity, and believe.

Creating invites opportunity to reflect on new solutions with clarity and fresh perspective, even when facing roadblocks in our lives. Home designers have the unique skill in revitalizing older well-built residences into charming and fresh dream spaces with modern flair that matches the owners’ desired lifestyle. Through persistence and perseverance, they renovate both the inside and outside of a new home, leveraging the characteristics and strengths of its existing foundation, while crafting fresh designs that are connected to the designer's initial vision. With their team, they are able to conquer the evolving challenges of transforming rundown homes with persistence and daily progress, executing the initial concept to its final details, giving it life and hope.

“Creativity is God’s gift to us, using our creativity is our gift back to God.” - Julia Cameron

In college, my courses focused on understanding fear and anxiety on a deeper level, but, funny enough, I didn’t know how to free myself from it until I started gardening. The permission to detach, soak in the beauty, move slowly with intention, and receive subtle moments of joy was foreign, yet natural. Creating supports a faith practice – where your beliefs & actions are tied to the outcomes you want to see in the world. Through these tactile experiences of tending to plants, it helped unlock a deeper spiritual connection with myself and God/creator. Gentle changes through forming new daily habits emerged in the slow unfolding.

I am intimately aware of the fear and resistance toward creating, waiting for the right time, and the doubt or worry whether I have something meaningful to share. Yet looking back, creating kept me anchored in a world of uncertainty. During the pandemic in March 2020 when I felt disillusioned, disoriented, and unsure of how to move forward, diving into a consistent creative practice and ritual, like watering my plants 15 minutes a day or designing my garden for the next season, helped me slow down, tap into my inner wisdom, and connect with my emotions. Creating also helped me break through negative feelings of being stuck and keep moving forward, even if I didn’t see where I was headed. (See post: Reframing Creativity) Through consistent action, it helped reinforce problem-solving, maintain hope, and silence the noise so I could follow what felt right for me, and overtime, the bite-sized rituals helped me reframe the present, remain soft, and still keep my heart open.

Signs you’re creative

Even if you don’t always feel it, creativity shows up in these ways:

You notice patterns or beauty in ordinary things (shadows, textures, garden shapes).
You ask “what if?” questions and enjoy exploring possibilities.
You solve problems in unconventional ways, even outside of art or design.
You feel deeply moved or inspired by color, nature, or stories.
You collect ideas or objects that spark something in you (photos, leaves, color swatches, etc.).
You daydream or enjoy imagining alternative versions of reality.
You have lots of unfinished projects—a sign of a naturally curious mind.
You value self-expression, even if it’s through your space, clothes, or how you cook.
You make connections between unrelated things, like how a plant's leaf might inspire a textile.
You get “lost in the zone” while making or building something.

We too, are creators and put on this planet to create.” -Devi Brown

If you'd like to learn more about building more of a creative practice, here are some reads we've handpicked for you:

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron- I’m sure many have found the breakthrough they were looking for after reading/listening to this book, and it did not disappoint. The Artist’s Way helped clarify and strengthen my understanding of creativity and provide a gentle exploration for how it is essential for living. The weekly exercises bring awareness to when you’re creatively blocked and how to overcome it. Available in print, audiobook, or eBook.

We Need Your Art: Stop Messing Around and Create Something by Amie McNee

This book also offers as a guide for artists, both for beginners or more seasoned, while navigating the ebbs and flows of the creative process, honoring the invitation to create: when you create it nourishes you, encourages more growth, and overflow. McNee encourages us to tap into our messy, creative selves and gives us permission to play like a child (see Act One: The Case for Creativity). We all have a desire to create and she broadens the definition of art and the pursuit of one’s passions, whether it be photography, watercolor, writing, styling your own wardrobe, planting, gardening, cooking, podcasting. Available in print, audiobook, or eBook.

Share with us below: what is one new creative activity you would like to try?

We hope this finds you with gentleness as you explore your own creative journey.

With warmth,

Ryane