Inspiration for New Beginnings

Inspiration covers quite a tapestry of mediums, in fact it is as broad as our imagination.

As a writer I remember doing an exercise where we were given one phrase and had to create a whole story out of it. The story had to start with that single phrase…I got a kick out of how many different directions you could go with the same beginning. Yet we find ourselves mind-blocked by the beginnings in our lives, not seeing the endless potential of possibilities, different directions to choose from. Perhaps we are too close to the canvas? After all, isn’t it often far easier to see solutions to other people’s problems than our own?

So, I propose a new exercise, one that starts with the “beginning” that is in your life, and explores all the possible stories that could spring from that one point. But you have to approach it from a 3rd party perspective, as if it were someone else’s story. This Inspiration exercise is something that I am testing out in my own life, and if nothing else, it opens up your mind to different possibilities, where none seemed evident before.

In essence I see inspiration as a spark that ignites creation, the magic that brings forth something new…after all, what inspired the universe? _____________________________________________________________

Here are some Inspirational Creativity quotes to ponder:

Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. -George Lois

Creativity is...seeing something that doesn't exist already. You need to find out how you can bring it into being and that way be a playmate with God. -Michele Shea

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep. -Scott Adams (1957 - ), 'The Dilbert Principle'

live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. -Joseph Chilton Pearce

Creative work is play. It is free speculation using materials of one's chosen form. -Stephen Nachmanovitch