Magical Inspiration

Many moons ago I wrote passionately almost every day. But life got busy and my left brain took over, pushing out any possibility of creative thoughts. The only writing I did involved project plans and in-depth technical proposals. Life became consumed with left brain activity. My creative energy slipped away. I started missing it, like you’d miss the companionship of a favorite pet. But I couldn’t write anymore. My creative energy was gone, vanished, *poof*.

Right on cue, our Merlins stepped into the picture. They shared with us a fairytale land with beautiful sunsets and sunrises. They granted us passage into their peaceful groves and nurturing company. With their encouragement, I wandered the land, transfixed by inspiring angels and vegetation. My left brain went into submission and my right brain awoke. I felt truly inspired!

But upon returning from our vacation, I realized that to keep awakening my right brain was going to take a great deal of work. But how do you teach yourself to express creativity? I am a logical person and inspiring my own creativity was harder than earning any degree in college. It wasn’t just a matter of finding inspiration, but the creative light had to be illuminated. Where to begin?

I looked again to our Merlins for guiding light. I was given an assignment. Read and participate in the self-paced workshop by Julia Cameron. The book is called, The Artist’s Way, A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. It’s absolutely wonderful. If you want to rediscover your creative side, click the link on the left and buy it. It’s an investment in YOU! As the author states, “I teach people to let themselves be creative.” We all have bountiful creative energy traveling along within us that can become dormant. This book helps you rekindle the right side of your brain for whatever outlet you choose – writing, drawing, photography, gardening, sculpting, cooking…

As our daughter got older, I willed myself to begin writing again, geared at entertaining her. We wanted to encourage her to read. I would write short stories about her experiences while exercising a few creative liberties to keep her laughing while she read. I would write while she was falling asleep and the next night she would read to me the story I had written the previous night. I had refound my inspiration and a captive audience who didn’t notice little grammar errors or strange punctuation. She was not a critic but a receptive audience and that encouraged me to keep writing.

I want to thank and congratulate our Merlins for their most recently published masterpiece and I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy. Please check out their new novel at http://www.nicoleandrobertdaines.com/ …

Inspire yourselves! Inspire each other! Contact me if I can help motivate you. Share here about what you would like to try and create. You will never be anything other than encouraged here on this blog. Learn new ways to tone down your left brain and let your right brain flourish!