A sunrise on the coast before anyone else is awake to see it. A foreign film with beautiful actors and mesmerizing accents. Listening to your favorite musician lose themselves in their craft on stage for thousands of fans. Looking into your child's eyes right before she falls asleep. I'm talking about inspiration. It starts as a nudge. Then a push. It's a full blown urge to create by that time. What do you do with those inspirations? Do you let them pass you by or do you take them and create something before that small inspiration is lost forever? I encourage you to write something. Paint something. Film something. Photograph something. Do anything. Just do not under any circumstance let your tiny inspiration float away.
I love to create. I don't always love my finished product, but, the feeling of release that it gives me is worth it. I certainly do not allow just anyone to read my poems or to see my sloppy artwork. I feel it's giving away too much. But, the same thing that keeps me from letting the world see what I create is the same thing that makes me appreciate those who actually do share their work with the world. It's liberating to watch and fulfilling for me to witness. I find myself searching for more. More art to see. What else can I do? Where else can I go? It's almost become a drug. When I'm not thinking about my next indie film I am looking online for an exhibit. And before I'm done with an exhibit I'm already thinking about traveling outside the country to permeate myself in another's culture. Just give me more!
I've decided this blog will be most adored by fellow art enthusiasts. For those who love to create or simply be around those who create. For people who wish they could be as talented as their favorite director. For people who wish they had the talent to play their instrument like their most beloved pop icon. For artists who may not even know they are artists, yet, but you will. I hope you are inspired by these things that have inspired me. Now breathe...and create.
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