There’s no telling how a night will go. Sometimes the sleep doesn’t come because of the excitement tomorrow brings. Sometimes it’s the anxiety and worries of what could happen. Nights are filled with all sorts of possibilities and varying emotions – I think it’s one of the reasons creatives love it so much; there’s no …
Tag Archives: creative
Unwinding
No matter the day, no matter the time, taking those moments to breath deeply and relax are key. There are a lot of stress factors within a day. Some disappear on the banks of our mind, others like to stick around consistently washing up on our conscious. These stressors can affect our relationships too and …
A Reminder to Create
Perfection is the key, we are told, to success. Taking those extra steps and moments hammering out all imperfections are what separates the good from the great – no argument there. Yet this mentality lends itself to us thinking that everything needs to be perfect. For those fellow creative minds, we often find ourselves restarting …
A General Update
Hello dear readers. Today I will diverge from the normal blog post and instead just talk about some new things that I am adding into my life with the goal of being better. Of course, most of these I have already talked about in previous posts so for those dedicated readers of mine, this list …
The Value of Happiness
Economics and finance like to instill the idea that everything has value. That extra time you put into work? That’s overtime and you need to be paid extra for it. That coffee you picked up on the way to work? Think about how much it costs in comparison to the additional work that it will …
Writing
I think everyone has the dream of becoming a writer at one point. Some great family story, some success story, something that makes one wonder “could this be the next big book?” I think Anne Patchett got it right by stating that everyone has a great story within them. The trouble is just writing. Sitting …
Cloudy
It’s ironic how my favorite weather is my least favorite state of mind. I like to hail myself as quite the creative, but this boast comes with a cost: the cloudy brain. Flooded with ideas upon ideas, they can get muddled and result in murkiness. Days when I am inspired to sit down and write …
Over Thinking
I like my creative brain, I really do. I love how stories come out of the ether. Mundane situations quickly transform into characters or scenes for me, inspiring new ideas for a story. This leads me to wondering about all sorts of out comes to seemingly typical situations. For example, seeing a man at the …
Anger
It’s one of the most dangerous emotions and one of the easiest to fall into. I experience anger each morning driving amongst that glorious rush hour and people too busy staring at their phones to pay attention to the road or how to drive. I try not to let it get to me but sometimes …
A Lesson from Plants
I’ve found nature to be one of the best teachers out there. From peace and calmness to soul searching, nature seems to hold many of these keys to life. Sometimes when I’m stuck or down I’ll go out and walk amongst the trees and life and just let my thoughts wonder. I’ve learned some great …
Exploring life one trial at a time. 