Monday, May 23, 2011

Inspiration

There aren't too many places that you can't find inspiration.
I think that the people who are at a loss for inspiration are seriously looking in the wrong place. Inspiration can come in the form of a wisp of wind as you are walking down the street, or it can come in the form of a hug from a friend.
Long story short, If you have brain farts, then it may be because you're stuck in the muck.
Your state of mind significantly influences your productivity, and not only can it drag you down, but it can take you for a ride if you let it. Don't let it. You're stronger than that.
Someone once told me recently that if you're stressed out, inspiration doesn't come. While that may have been true for her, I don't know that it is necessarily true for me.
Inspiration seems to thrive on not only stress, but relaxation and everything in between. Especially when there is food involved. If I'm eating a new dish or a delicacy that I have never tried before it's rife with amazing texture and flavor. That can lead to the beginning of a song, or the stanza of the next "dinner poem" or a sculpture that mimics the visual movement of the food. It's not only an inspiration, but an experience worth having. Sources of inspiration can also be so varied that it's sometimes scary. Don't let the vastness of that overwhelm you. Your muse is all around. Just look up.

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