Inspiration: You and your creative dreams are nourished by inspiration. To inspire is to give breath.
Not so very long ago I was not breathing. I was not allowing myself the space to create - to be filled with inspire-ation! What I realized was that those things the inspired me the most (painting/creating) I was actually holding OUT. I had actually exhaled and was not inspiring.
I took action - I enrolled in a part-time fine art program, I enrolled in Make Your Marks, Make Your Splashes (How To Be A Children's Book Illustrator ), I took the 12x12 in '12 challenge (thank you Julie Hedlund – Write Up My Life ) and I've further joined the picture book dummy challenge (#kidlitart: #PBDummy is back! ).
I was so inspired I began inspiring my family again. My husband, my children and even my friends. My son wrote a story inspired by an event at his school! Each day I am inspiring myself to not only dream big but find the WILL for the WAY, because if you don't have the will you won't find the way.
Are you breathing?
In what ways do you inspire?
In what ways does your daily life allow you to breath?
What is inspiring you?
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I remember when I was doing my Art AS, everybody telling me what to do, when to do it and how just made me really frustrated. I couldn't enjoy my own work because I couldn't breathe around it. When I finished the AS I didn't do much art for a while, and then, suddenly, it all came back. Suddenly I had inspiration. I think that sometimes it goes in waves. Time where I have the space in my mind to allow myself to imagine, and time when I can't.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you've got it back now!
Kate
This is a great reminder that all things ebb and flow in waves. The rhythm of life. Beautiful Kate - thank you for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteMy dreams and the feeling that this is going to be a GREAT year are inspire-ing me, causing me to breathe deeply of this whole experience.
ReplyDeleteSo great to meet another SARK person! Isn't she cool?
Hi Beth! I too believe this is going to be a GREAT year. I'm so excited I will have to pace myself so I can make it to the end. Thank you for sharing your inspirations.
ReplyDeleteI do love SARK - I pulled a card yesterday just to give myself direction. The card said:
LAY DOWN IMMEDIATELY!
Exactly what I needed to do. :-)