Drawing inspiration...

I was talking to one of my closest friends/relatives awhile ago & she mention that she is taking a dance choreography class at school. She told me one of the questions the teacher asked was "What do you draw inspiration from?" So in this example, she is referring to dance. In the past when they had choreographed a routine, what did the draw inspiration from? Was it simply the music? Was it someone else's routine? Was it some form of natural movement? (Wind, rain, etc.) It really made me think. What do we draw inspiration from? When we get inspired, we usually take that inspiration & run with it -- which is wonderful! I love when people put action in & make something from their inspiration. But what inspires you? If we take the time to stop the moment we become inspired, and identify what it was that inspired us, we can really change the way we live. If we know what inspires us, we can surround ourselves with those things. 

I've tried to challenge myself to notice, really notice, what inspires me. I will probably be able to add to this list for the rest of my life, but in the last couple weeks I've noticed that these things/environments inspire me to be creative, to live more mindfully, and to be more of who I want to be:

A clean, tidy area.

Antiques & old photographs.

Fresh air.

Rain & water in general.

Early mornings.

Music.

These are only a few. & I will probably come back to this post to add more.

What are some things you draw inspiration from? How can you surround yourself with those things more often? 

Writer's Block & Authenticity

Each time I've tried to start up this blog, I seem to come down with a terrible case of writer's block. Ever heard of it? It's a nasty illness that creeps up on you unexpectedly & leaves you completely boring & unoriginal. I write every mundane post idea in a notebook and then attempt to create each post. I take some stale pictures (or use stock photos. seriously. stock photos for my personal blog? oh gees.), write some cheesy captions for them & then look at it with false satisfaction.

I've heard that "consistency is key" which is definitely accurate, but it's only half of the key. Effort is the other half. You can't half ass something consistently and expect it to be great. The consistency can't just be consistent posts, it has to be consistent effort. Consistent authenticity. Consistent creativity.

As I mentioned in my first post. I'm just starting. Just doing it. I have no real plan for this blog right now. I don't know what day(s) of the week I'll be posting, or how often. I don't even know exactly what it will be about. All I know is I love to blog. It's a freeing feeling that I've missed dearly. So, I'm playing it by ear. Starting out and figuring it out as I go.

I've always wanted to be a writer. I have a really deep love for the written language. (Rory Gilmore might have something to do with it) However, the last couple years I've been in a funk. I've only read a few books start to finish & have only journaled here & there. I think jumping into adulthood earlier than planned had something to do with this. I got "busy" (whatever that means) and "tired". Let's just face it: I got lazy. I didn't want to do more than I had to do. I just wanted to imagine the day I would be "ready" to make all my dreams come true…. (ha-ha) Well, I guess today is that day (& everyday needs to be that day). It really is time to start working towards those dreams and goals. I'm only 23. It's not the time to settle & sit around bickering about the potential I had. (Really, I don't think there's ever a time for that). So, I'm going to be over here writing.


What are some of your goals? What are some of the ways you work toward those goals?

Starting

Hi guys. I'm back..again. 

I've technically been blogging for about 5 years. I've always been a writer, an artist, a graphic designer. I had this illusion, though, that I had to have certain equipment, degrees, certifications, or a certain number of followers to call myself any of those things. I learned that I was wrong. I was waiting until I had a fancy camera, or a bunch of followers on Instagram to pursue my blog. Waiting, waiting, waiting… & then boom. It all the sudden hit me. I've known it all along but for some reason I doubted myself, I doubted my abilities. I saw this quote & I knew it wasn't an accident.

"Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trembling but start. Start and don't stop. Start where you are, with what you have. Just…start."

So here I am. Starting.

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