Finding Inspiration
By The Parodist | March 17, 2009
Not necessarily having a bad day nor a matter of writer’s block, just finding yourself in a period of lull. You’re simply waiting for an idea to strike. Stuck in that point in time — waiting.
In the middle of finding something to jumpstart the thought-process needed to bring that pen to touch the paper and effectuate thoughts to materialise, I thought it’d be useful to list down the things I’ve been doing to find inspiration and share them with you folks.
Separating yourself from your workspace. If you’ve been cooped up inside your office or wherever you work, it’s good to consciously create some physical distance from it. It doesn’t have to be far, just make sure that the separation will indeed allow you to forget about work for a while.
Get out of the house. Go jogging, take your dog for a walk, or simply just spend your afternoon sitting out on the porch watching the sun set. Spending time to enjoy a bit of outdoor activity will help stimulate the thought process.
Take a short trip. Going out of town will surely do you good. Spending a day on the beach always rejuvenates me. Spending time away from the urban jungle is a great way to rest and relax my mind, thus, allowing it to be more receptive to ideas and conducive to stringing thoughts together.
Read books, watch movies, listen to music These are some of the most immediate things I do when I need some form of inspiration. Immersing myself in stories through novels and films trigger the generation of ideas. Emotions are tapped in, imagination exercised and oftentimes, out of sheer enjoyment, they bring me to this happy place where caustic optimism would effect thoughts that are easily transcribed into words.
Stillness. Unconnected. Silent Darkness. With my eyes closed, I would simply listen to the wind, sounds coming from outside the house and somewhere in the distance. My thoughts are suddenly amplified. Feelings so colourful that I can paint a mural. Awareness so alive that you end up restless. I still have to work on this bit. It’s actually a very useful practice if only I can find a way to bottle everything up and produce something. Still unorganised and very much raw.
One of the other things that brought me to write about this is the realisation that some folks who’ve been reading my blogs have failed to understand about me, I do keep a number of blogs but these blogs offer different things, hence, the need to find ways to push myself to write. All these blogs are active, though some are less frequently updated than others. I try to offer variety of content in all my blogs and I’d like to think that I have indeed established that.
The Parody is and will always be my personal blog — it’s my online diary if you may. If you want to keep track of what’s happening on a more personal level, this is the place to find it. If you want to share stuff about fashion, beauty, shopping, street style and events that I go to with me then you can enjoy Style Manila. But if you’re looking into having conversations about life in stills and words then SashaManuel.com is where we can do that. Of course, if you truly wish to get to know me, you have the option to check out all three.
I reckon it just made me feel a little sore about having to answer the question on which of my blogs this individual should subscribe to. It’s like telling me, “I like you but not all of you”. Know what I mean? I do appreciate that this particular person likes even just one part of me though. I guess it’s better than nothing, yes? Hehe.
Anyway, how about you folks? Where do you blog? How do you find your inspiration for these blogs? Share!
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March 21st, 2009 at 12:15 pm
I always blog at home in the breakfast room, usually late at night, after the kids are in bed. I tend to get the munchies during this time, too.
I get inspiration from books, movies, surfing the internet, & reading other blogs.
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April 9th, 2009 at 7:23 am
There’s something about the stillness of the night that makes writing easier, yes? I think it’s a great idea to work in the kitchen. I reckon I need to consider that. Thanks for sharing!