Hey there,
Today is the last day! The Creative Youth Collective Scholarship application closes at 7:59 pm tonight. We chose 7:59 pm because we want our procrastinator friends to get a good night's sleep. :) If you've been putting it off, please CLICK HERE to apply now. Thank you to all who've already submitted. We'll schedule interviews with the finalists in the next few weeks. Good luck!
And while we're here, I thought I'd share a few reflections on some conversations I've been having the last few weeks about the deep connection between creativity and wellbeing.
When I asked members of the Creative Youth Collective what they liked best about working together, they talked about having a fun and safe place to express themselves and explore their ideas. They felt that our weekly sessions gave them an opportunity to:
Take on the identities of different characters and personas
Articulate ideas the way they wanted to
Escape from the norm and build a world where anyone can be anything
In addition to the creative benefits, they also mentioned something else that I feel is super important. Our creative work has a positive effect on their emotional wellbeing as well. They felt that our time together also gave them an opportunity to:
Channel feelings they had no other space to work out
Express things that aren’t easy to say
Release stress
I hear that 100%. Whenever we make something, a little bit of ourselves shows up in it somehow. And when someone listens to us and simply says, I hear that thing you’re struggling with, and I want to help, we can feel a little less alone. And that sense of connection can be invaluable to our creative wellbeing, and to our emotional wellbeing as well.
If you can relate, you belong here. So get that application in by 7:59 pm PST tonight. :)
With lots of love and inspiration,
Kathryn
