When was the last time you learned something new or tried using your creative side ? Learning and being creative doesn’t just enrich our lives and provide new ideas and interests, it is also vital for good mental health and especially our brain.
This month’s theme for the Action for Happiness Calendar is New Ways in November. The daily prompts put the focus on using and expanding our creativity and being open to try new things.
3 steps to tapping into your creative side
Prime your creativity – think about times when you’ve been actively creative. Think of 3 things you done that were creative and use them to reflect on when you need a reminder.
Breaking routines – routines are great but they can keep us stuck in a rut and don’t encourage our creativity. It takes courage to try something new and change is always uncomfortable. Making small changes to one thing in your routine will build confidence.
Do a doodle – take 3 minutes each day to doodle. Studies show that it helps our brain to free up our creative side.
New Ways November 2024 – #actionforhappiness calendar
In what ways are you creative? I’d love to hear so leave me your ideas and thoughts in the comment section below.
Have a creative month!
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Hi, Sue – Thank you for sharing another great AFH Calendar…and for reminding us to try new ways to do common things! <3
Thanks, Donna! November looks like a great month to be creative and try new things. x
Hi Sue thanks you for sharing the November Calendar. I will join with you this month, as I have been planning to extend myself in November. I’m sure this will help me to keep focus.
Hi Jen, I feel the same way so will enjoy taking part in New Ways November. x
Thanks for sharing the new calendar, Sue! I enjoyed the daily reminder during October and look forward to a new month of action for happiness!
Hi Laura, I love these themed calendars. They are a great way to inspire and motivate us to do more in life. x
Thanks for sharing the calendar again – great prompts.
I love these calendars, Barbara! x
Thanks for the new calendar, Sue! I think these are so good…I start off on a good foot…then veer off. I have to stick to it!
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I love the calendars, Marsha because they just help us sometimes when we aren’t feeling on top of the world or feeling a bit lost. x