The importance of "Creative Time"

Nice series of posts from David St. Lawrence on the career and health benefits of taking time to be creative. He's put together three detailed posts on the topic. Here's a snippet:

The takeaway from all of this is that the course of life does not run smooth, but you can prepare yourself to overcome any barriers you encounter by constantly making time to create. I don't think it matters what you create at first, just create. The mere act of constant creation will stimulate your thinking and you will find more things that need to be created. There is no danger is running out of things to create. Just do not get drawn into making things you are not interested in, because that is what "work" is all about. This creative time, when done properly, is an antidote to work and will add a new and brighter view to your life.

We live in an age where people are turning off their TVs and "doing stuff" -- creating things that are theraputic and an expression of themselves. It doesn't really matter if it's blogging or pottery or model ships -- just that you enjoy it.