Rainbow in Bailey
God I love this place where I live in the Rocky Mountains. There is inspiration everywhere you look if you have the eyes to see and the heart to listen.
I was reconnected last night to that place in my heart I had forgotten so long ago in another place and another world.
In the past couple of weeks I’ve tried at least 4 times to write a story and it would fizzle out and nothing would come through. I suspect you know what a challenge that is in whatever you’re creating.
I’m fairly new to writing and have discovered I work best when I write from my heart but that seemed to be in a current state of “silence”.
I suspect I needed to go through a period of purification and alchemy as my acupuncturist puts it. I went for a treatment a week ago for inner untangling. I was experiencing surges of energy so much so I couldn’t sleep.
One night I was up for 24 hours and wasn’t the slightest tired. My acupuncturist said my body needed some rest so gave a treatment for the energy surges – the pendulum swung the other direction.
Oh yes, I’ve had some writing ideas: “Freedom-Family-Faith”, “When You’re Smiling”, “Commercials” or “Hang On” but couldn’t finish and push it through to materialize. It was in the head but not really the heart.
I’m enjoying the rest and know change always takes time in the process of adjustment but it’s driving me crazy. I want it to be right.
I didn’t realize yesterday was the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death 35 years ago (Aug 16, 1977) and last night watched a TV Special of his Gospel music. It brought back memories of a small Southern Baptist Church in Cape Charles, VA and I remembered as a little girl singing the song “There’s a Sweet Sweet Spirit in This Place”.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53J5XzMfhG8
In watching the passion of the singing in that show I remembered how I felt and what Elvis may have felt. I was again inspired and it touched my heart again the same way my heart was touched so many years ago.
Are any of you in a “silent” stage of change requiring more awareness, tuning in and patience? I certainly have struggled with this for the past couple of weeks. It’s not to say I’ve figured it out but would like to think I’m beginning to move again on the path. Don’t give up – keep looking. You’ll be shown. It’s there – sometimes closer than you think.
Maybe you would like to share some of your stories of creative challenges and how you’re working through them. I would love to hear about it.
Cleaning horse stalls is a creative time for me. It’s mindless, repetitive, insulated from outside distractions. This is where ideas come. Hot baths are also good. I often say, “All my creative work is done in the bathtub”. I start with an outline, may flesh it out in another session. I write a draft, then review and revise many times.
I can see where being in the barn around horses would be a wonderful place to stimulate creativity. I miss the fresh smell of hay and the quiet sound of horses eating and nickering. I’ve not used the bathtub for ideas but I’m like you when I write. I draft it and edit, then edit again and again. Then, when I’m ready to let it go, I release it and send it on its way. Thank you so much for sharing Kris.