Imagination
and creativity are sisters at heart.
They are both elusive, sometimes scarce entities and creative types are
constantly in pursuit. So how do we
attract imagination? I am a writer and
creator and I constantly seek that.
I
think sometimes imagination and creativity can go stale. Speaking for myself I sometimes wonder if I’ll
ever think another creative thought again.
Here is what I know thus far.
Imagination needs noodling -
long, inefficient, happy idling,
dawdling and puttering."
~Brenda Ueland
I
can relate to this. Can you?
Some
of my best ideas that make it into print are thoughts, single words, phrases
from a longer sentence that come to my mind while doing other things. I’m a reader, and I read for content and
ideas. And sometimes that well goes dry
too. Perhaps it is the state of mind in
which I find myself
I
do know that when I detach my brain from the task at hand and noodle, as Brenda
says, suddenly an idea will squeeze into view.
Sometimes it is so subtle that I must quickly capture it or it flees and
may never come again. Thus the
ever-present Moleskin notebook that hides in my pocket
So,
the gist of this – imagination sometimes needs a break. It needs to chase butterflies and rainbows,
and along the way, voilà, an idea comes forth that holds a moment of
freshness and perhaps brilliance.
Give
your imagination a rest.
P Michael Biggs
Words of Encouragement
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