I’ve been reading a lot of books lately. A lot, even for me.
Most of what I’m reading these days is about creativity, problem solving, and getting things done. Most of that reading ultimately funnels its way into Thoughtwrestling.
In a very small way, I feel like, say, Albert Einstein working toward his theory of relativity. Or maybe more like the Maestro in his mad quests to study… anything.
I think I need to focus less on reading now and more on working. Making stuff. Putting these ideas together and writing more than just little blog posts here or there.
In his foreword to The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, Stephen King writes about a moment early in his career, after having written a few successful novels, when he got the urge to do something… big. He described as a worker throwing away his shovel and using a steamshovel to get some serious work done.
That’s how I feel. It’s daunting and scary. But @suzemuse puts it well in her latest post at Thoughtwrestling about inspiration:
The biggest barrier to finding inspiration is looking too hard for it. If you’re constantly searching every nook and cranny of your existence, hoping that inspiration will just smack you in the face, you’re going about it all wrong. Inspiration cannot be sought. It must be allowed in. In other words, you have to stop yearning for inspiration and start actually experiencing things. Relax. Let go. Stop trying to control your muse. Live in the moment. Allow the words, music, colours, movements, to just flow.
Wise words.
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