Creativity Matters
October 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Cultivating Compassion
October’s Creativity Matters theme is “Cultivating Compassion.” We’ll reflect on how creativity itself can be an act of compassion – whether through art that helps process difficult emotions, music that carries kindness into the world, or gifts and expressions that communicate what words cannot. Together, we’ll consider the ways creativity can soften hearts, bridge divides, and make care visible.
Project Options
We will have supplies for Project Options B, C, and F from the monthly Creativity Matters packet*:
- Drawing Self-Love: Take a moment to reflect on what self-love and self-compassion mean to you. Then, using any art form you choose, create a piece that expresses your own unique vision of self-love and self-compassion.
- The Voices in Your Head: Using any art form you like, create two face profiles: one filled with the negative messages of your inner critic, and one filled with the positive, supportive words you’d like to hear instead. Give the words color, size, and shape that reflect their intensity and meaning. Afterward, take a moment to step back and notice what stands out, and what messages of challenge or comfort these faces might offer you.
- Bring Compassion to Your Creative U-Turn: Inspired by Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, start a project and intentionally leave it only 70% complete, then “sabotage” it (scribble, spill, or mark it in some way). Notice your feelings, then return with compassion to finish it, experiencing the process of mending and reclaiming its beauty. Alternatively, revisit an abandoned project and give it a new life.
Don’t have a copy of this month’s Creativity Matters guide? Sign up to be part of the mailing list or reach out to our Director of Religious Education for a copy!
What is Creativity Matters?
Creativity Matters is a drop-in small group for teens and adults to slow down, connect, and explore monthly spiritual themes together through art and imagination.
It’s less about skill and more about play, allowing intuition, reflection, and creativity to guide us. Think of it as a gentle space where your right brain gets to dance with your left.
Each gathering offers time for sharing, creating, and simply being together. No experience is needed. Just bring your curiosity and a playful spirit.
