Inspiration usually comes early in the day for me. With coffee and sunrise and passion. I like rising early. I like the clarity of thought that seems to come to me with daylight. And of course, creating Daily Celebrations is my ongoing project of love, so Ms. Ella Fitzgerald is right. All it takes is tenacity, love, and inspiration.
How can you go wrong?
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WITH A CLUB...
"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." ~ Jack London
Inspiration does not always flow easily. Inventor Thomas Edison was right when he called genius "One percent inspiration and 99% perspiration." I think the trick is there is no trick. You can stay put and keep working it (with that Jack London club) even if you think there is no idea or inspiration there. Massage and keep working with it and watch the ideas rise.
Or, you can put it on the side. Take a bath, take a walk, or fold some clothes. All three have worked for me. I fold a mean T-shirt and often as I'm tucking the sleeves and folding shirts in three neat increments, an inspiration pops. Voila!
"Listen to the voices," Noble Prize writer William Faulkner said. I've found that often the "voices" of inspiration will come when you don't try so hard. They'll also come when you passionately listen.
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WHAT ONE HAS HOPED FOR...
"There are times when Life surprises one, and anything might happen, even what one had hoped for." ~ Ellen Glasgow
A couple years ago I made a welcome wreath for my front door. It's a bit faded, but a testiment to my creative crafting skills and desire to welcome visitors with aloha. Last month, I noticed a bird had built a nest amid the ribbons, silk flowers, and fabric leaves.
Fascinated, I watched the daily progress of the bird and its nest. The eggs, like little white jordan almonds appeared. Then the day before Easter, five chicks hatched: tiny, ugly, fragile furballs. Today, as I write this, those birds are chirping their celebration of life at my front door. What a glorious, unexpected inspiration!
Here's wishing you a melody for your heart to inspire your spirit... Have a great week...
leialoha@dailycelebrations.com