Open your eyes and reach for the clouds!

Open your eyes and reach for the clouds

         

           Inspiration comes in many forms. It is hidden in the cracks and crevices of this world, and it can appear in basically anything. Thus the reason why it is so hard to find. I have always been blind to most inspirational things. Only when my mind has been set on fire for adventures and idea-turning plots have I noticed out of the ordinary ideas and objects. And even when I do notice those few, I can tell that I am only seeing a fraction of the imagination and inspiration that has been offered to me.

Inspiration is a funny thing. It is disguised. If you have ever read Harry Potter, you will know what a boggart is. It is a shape-shifting creature that will shift into whatever the viewer’s preferences are, in Harry Potter's case, the viewer’s worst fear. That is how imagination is. It disguises itself,  hardly noticeable things. Every person finds inspiration is different things. However, if you look hard enough...you will discover another exciting world of creativity.

A crackling, laughing fire can mimic the voice of a character in your novel. The twiggy branches on the frost-laden trees can twist into a map of dungeons or a road to an enchanted forest.  The hovering, silky clouds can shape an idea or a word that you can’t seem to express...no matter how hard you try. 

A picture.

A sentence.

A wave splashing across a rocky shore.

Sometimes you just have to peel that brain-fogging shield from your eyes and look at the world with raw, sensitive sight. It might be painful, it might be blinding, or it might be completely delightful.

Isn’t that what risk is for? Search for inspiration. Don’t wait for it to lazily find it’s way to your mind...sometimes you need to push and prod it into action. And when you do, it will form into something wonderful...and awe-inspiring.