take a walk, sit in the sun, talk to my friends - idk SOMETHING that is not looking at my phone screen. however, even though i try this, i still fall victim to it oftenš. i love my phone; i am not perfect.
anyways, if i will just surround myself with real tangible things (the people i love, grass under my feet, a good meal i cooked) i tend to find myself inspired in some way. if you let it, life will constantly inspire you in some shape or form. allow all the ideas to flow! even if they sound silly/cliche! an idea is an idea and no one can take it from you!
finding beauty in the mundane is a real life saver for a photographer/writer like myself.
Oct 16, 2024
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i guess this applies to anything artsy but i think if you're actively creating something, it's easier to look at the world around you and take it not just for what it is, but as inspiration, too. i've found that when i go outside, i pay more attention to the sights, smells, sounds (basically all my senses) (excluding taste) (unless i'm eating) and try to put words to it and come up with new ideas. for example, one of my favorite not-that-bad lines i've written for a song was, "the misty air made drops in her hair like pearls on a string," and that's literally just because i saw it happen and worked with that visual info in my mind lol. so i think looking back on memories that inspired lines like that does make life a lot more whimsical :D
May 5, 2025
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Basically, that ācathedrals are everywhereā thingā see a rec from Baby from a few days ago haha
To be receptive to this, I just have to work at creating things all the time whether I feel inspired or not. Inspiration wonāt strike, itāll seep in from everywhere as long as the practice doesnāt stop. Thereās so much to take from the seemingly mundane world that it can actually feel impossible to keep up with all the things I want to try to create.Ā
What excites me is the stuff I canāt explain, but could attempt to convey with art. Inspiration comes as a fragment of an idea that I canāt place or a feeling thatās too wide to grasp all at once. If I understand it instantly, if the idea is complete and I can name it, it might be nice but it is not interesting. If the feeling is open ended, then I can try to recreate that little mystery, like an experiment, or to complete it, and see where that brings me.Ā
I donāt think of the things and people I love as muses, but I guess Iām bound to notice more of what inspires me in the places I frequent the most and people I surround myself with. This is all really vague and rambling, but basically itās usually little things like the way light hits the branches of a favorite tree or the way someone just picked up a cup.
May 6, 2024
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This!!! Lately I've been in a slump, I've found that setting a 30 minute timer where I put phone on do not disturb, only have my document up on the screen, and write ā not editing it as I go just write for 30 minutes straight āĀ has helped. By the end of those 30 minutes I'm usually in a flow and try again for another 30 and so on.
I also like collecting quotes or photos (I use Pinterest) that connect to my story. It's a way of grounding me back into the world and a source of inspiration.
I used to commute 1 hour back and forth to work everyday and that time in the car by myself is when a lot of the building for my novel took place. So now whenever I'm in the car, it's reflexive almost for me to work out plot lines, dialogue, etc.
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currently floating around with the wind of life. who will i know, what will i find, what places will i see? time will tellā¦
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