DAILY ACTS OF CREATIVITY
A book about discovering your everyday spark for living a happy, healthy and creative life
Daily Acts of Creativity is a deep dive into living a healthier, more connected, authentic life through intentional creativity. My name is Amanda O’Bryan and I’m an award-winning designer, artist and illustrator. Let me take you on a gentle and life-affirming journey of self-love and self-expression that fosters a state of mental well-being, or as I like to call it, creative wellbeing.
I’ve written this book to uplift you, to spark your joy and to provide you with tools that will reconnect you to yourself and your creative spirit. It was born through my own recovery from Ovarian Cancer and is designed as a heart-felt reset for those looking to create a more fulfilled and balanced life of meaning and purpose with love, laughter, and simple joys.
BUY
DAILY ACTS OF CREATIVITY
Be inspired by my real-life story of creative re-discovery and well-being and together with me by your side, find your own creative spirit in everyday life in magical and joyful ways.
BONUS BOOK OFFER
Buy your copy today and receive:
• Signed edition of the book
• Double-sided A3 affirmation poster
• FREE shipping Australia-wide
This is a heart-felt reset for those looking to create a more fulfilled and balanced life of meaning and purpose with love, laughter, and simple joys. Nothing could be more beautiful to me than sparking joy and self-fulfilment in others
What a gift – in so many ways. This book is raw, real, creative, a gift of abundance. In these pages you will find inspiration, a journal, motivation, knowledge, wisdom and love. It’s also filled with easy, quick and fun activities. Buy a copy now. And one for your best friend. And one for their best friend.
Be the artist in the creative process of your own life through daily acts that encourage awareness, listening, courage, curiosity, playfulness, acceptance, gratitude, and connection.
Your book is gorgeous!! It’s the kind of companion book I think is wonderfully uplifting, easy to navigate and inspire
Daily Acts of Creativity is a fantastic read for anyone in need of discovering their potential or reigniting their creative spark. Written with heart and soul this beautifully illustrated book is full of easy and actionable steps into how to start, what it means to be creative and how to use creativity to live your best life. I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in letting go of their inner critic and embracing their inner creative.
WHAT IS
CREATIVE WELLBEING?
Did you know that the act of being intentionally creative makes you 20 times happier and healthier? (*Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021).
Our very lives are our most creative act and every person on the planet is creative – I promise! (even if you think your are not creative).
It’s a fact that when we are being creative, our brains release chemicals that lead to better focus, positive emotions, and less stress – it’s literally like free happy juice! Intentional creativity builds new neural pathways in our brains and lays a foundation of purpose with meaning.
When we are in a state of creativity or ‘flow’, it requires focus and concentration, a blocking out of external stimuli, which changes the way our brain functions. It has a similar affect as mindfulness, meditation, or yoga practice. This creative flow unlocks a pathway to wellbeing and opens your heart.
THE BENEFITS OF A DAILY DOSE OF CREATIVITY
- boosts self-esteem and improves confidence
- promotes problem solving and critical thinking
- reduces stress and anxiety
- improves cognitive function
- provides a sense of purpose
- builds social connections
- creates a sense of playfulness, fun and happiness
- can lead to feelings of accomplishment
- leads to improved mental health and wellbeing outcomes.
You have really redefined what creativity is to me, and I will forever look at life in a completely different and more beautiful way now. Thank you!
Natalija Botica-Uhlmann
Founder, Wellbeing Collective
A DAILY
CREATIVE REMEDY
HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS AND HEALTH THROUGH DAILY ACTS OF CREATIVITY
I’ve written this book to help you unlock your creative potential while you learn to silence your inner critic and re-image your creativity as a permanent state of wellbeing. I have created more than 100 everyday ways to spark a happy, healthy and creative life as you begin to rediscover your playful side and embrace experimenting with colour, scent, sound, taste and the texture of life.
You don’t have to read this book from start to finish. Choose a Daily Act of Creativity that speaks to you and simply start there. But this isn’t just a list of creative things to do. This is so much more.
This book is part inspiration, part learning, part play, all heart and creativity and within its pages you will discover:
♥ What creativity really is and why it is so important for your wellbeing.
♥ The undiscovered beliefs that hold you back from creating more freedom and confidence in your everyday life.
♥ The biological proof that women are wired for creativity.
♥ A creative wellbeing mindset that will help overcome creative blocks.
♥ Life-long creative habits that change the chemical wiring of your brain for improved health and wellbeing.
♥ An everyday practice that aligns you with your natural gifts and talents.
♥ More love, joy, ease, beauty, happiness, health, and creativity in your everyday life.
♥ Inspiring quotes, illustrations, and beautiful photos.
♥ A place to journal and doodle your thoughts, insights, dreams and plans.
♥ 100 easy, fun, whimsical ways to recover and connect with your creativity.
What a surprise this book has been.
Daily Acts Of Creativity was a beautiful gift given to me by a dear friend, to be honest, I judged it as an ‘arts & crafts’ book and thought, I’ll get to that when I have time!!. Well was I mistaken! I have not been able to put it down. It is so much more than I expected, filled with such wisdom and insights as well as cool activities… If you are looking to discover a way back to creativity, self-love and cool activities then check it out.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
AMANDA O’BRYAN
I’m an artist, designer, and author who has pursued my own creativity as a career for over 25 years. In that time, I have studied Visual Arts, graduated with a BA in Design (Graphic), trained in the world-class Creative Thinking Model from The Creative Education Foundation in New York, studied Creative Arts Therapy, worked creatively with multi-million-dollar entrepreneurs, business owners – corporate, government, and community sector clients, and in creative roles behind the scenes on TV and in music. I’ve exhibited and sold my art, won art and design awards, worked with interior designers and stylists, homeowners, art/design collectors, retailers, and homeware manufacturers, aspiring, emerging and professional artists helping them bring their unique self-expression, story, and brand to the world.
But that’s not why you should listen to me about creativity. There is a far more personal and life-changing reason as to why I am deeply qualified to help women be more creative.
In 2017, completely unexpectedly, right when I was close to burnout and suffering anxiety and depression, I was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. It was my recovery process that gave birth to this book. It was a time when I learnt to honour myself first without feeling selfish or guilty for doing so and I discovered the way to a happy, healthy, creative life, had nothing to do with being creatively talented and everything to do with creative wellbeing.
I wrote the book, Daily Acts of Creativity to be beautifully illustrated and uplifting, full of techniques to re-connect with your inner muse, identify and unlock your creative style and create an imaginative life in 100+ easy, everyday ways. During my recovery, I was faced with the uncertainty of my future and practicing daily acts of creativity helped me step into my creative gifts and talents with the confidence and freedom that changed my life forever.
This book will help you do the same – it will connect you to the inner beauty and nature of who you are and align it with what you do, and the best part is you don’t need any special creative skill. I wrote this book for love, knowing creativity is the key to expressing love, living well and being happy.
Your life is your masterpiece – it’s time to show up as the artist of your own life.
Let’s do this together!
With love and beauty,
Amanda ♥
BUY
DAILY ACTS OF CREATIVITY
Be inspired by my real-life story of creative re-discovery and well-being and together with me by your side, find your own creative spirit in everyday life in magical and joyful ways.
BONUS BOOK OFFER
Buy your copy today and receive:
• Signed edition of the book
• Double-sided A3 affirmation poster
• FREE shipping Australia-wide
This is a heart-felt reset for those looking to create a more fulfilled and balanced life of meaning and purpose with love, laughter, and simple joys. Nothing could be more beautiful to me than sparking joy and self-fulfilment in others
MORE KIND WORDS BY READERS
The ideas in the six, fun filled chapters, will have you looking for pencils, paints, recycled paper and more.
Highly recommend this beautiful book.
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