I look for sources of creativity everywhere I go. That’s because my creative life is important to me. Every day I try to find time to write or draw or walk or learn something new. It helps break up the time between episodes of Top Chef Junior and bottles of Ribera del Duero.
With writing, my best words come early in the morning. But I have fallen into a writing trap. I affectionately call it the “I-like-to-write-about-my-morning-anxiety” trap. When I review my sunrise thoughts, they seem to circle around themes like “drowning” and “burning”. Rather decidedly un-fabulous. So in the interest of changing my mental bandwidths (and my newfound thoughts about publicly posting more vacation photos) between coffee/tooth-brushing/frantic e-mailing this morning, I decided on a new AM writing exercise. I can feel your anticipation!
Sources of Creativity: Morning Writing
Find an old picture. Write 10 words (or write 100 words, if you have some magical fairy godmother that brushes your teeth, pours your coffee and writes your morning e-mails).
Find some inspiration below.
For me, this exercise has allowed me to review important scenes in my life and use unexpected words. I find some peace that I draw from during my day by reviewing these lovely images when I wake up. I hope you try it too!
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