I was watching a show recently about a decorator who was renovating her entire home. One of the rooms she was renovating was her home office and while she was putting the finishing touches on the room she pulled out an old portfolio from when she was 18. She commented that even though she’s gotten older and some her ideas have changed she frequently goes back to that portfolio for inspiration. And that got me to thinking-what do I draw on for inspiration?
For as long as I can remember I have loved to read. Books were always a way for me to escape and climb into another world. Sometimes that was a bad thing. For instance looking back I probably shouldn’t have been reading romance novels at the age of 14 but most of the time reading allowed me the opportunity to learn more about the world and about myself. Even to this day, when I read, I find myself drawn into the world that is presented on the pages and that has always given me sparks to fuel my imagination.
Creativity in general also gives me inspiration. Creativity in music. Inn dance. In life. I am in awe of how a person can have a single thought and a few months, weeks, years later that thought has manifested into something tangible. It is only by the grace of God that it’s even possible. To know that we were created in the image of God who created this world leaves me speechless. He has touched us and allows us the ability to bring beauty and light and hope and joy to people’s lives.
How many times have you been feeling anxious or unsettled and turned on the radio just when your favorite song was playing? Or you walked past a garden filled with beautiful flowers and literally stopped to smell the roses? Or a smile came across your face remembering a line from your favorite movie? I don’t know about you but I am very grateful we have creative beauty in our world.
So what do I draw on for inspiration? I draw on the world and I hope you do as well.
Just seeing stars at night and the blue sky in the daytime we know there is an awesome
God. I often think about how beautiful the Garden of Eden must have been. And to think
these things were created for us.
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I love a good book me.
It’s like time away from the world for a while.
And don’t worry about ready romance at 14 no word of a lie I read Barbara windsors autobiography when I was 9.
I’m not exaggerating or kidding there. My parents let me read it because I was so advanced with my reading. I think that’s worse than romance, with all its drugs sex and Kray twin romance 😉
I like reading this post, I can connect with it in many ways 🙂
Kindest regards,
Fiona
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Thank you so much Fiona. And you are right it is an escape and when you start reading early it fuels your imagination and creativity. I’ve never heard of Barbara Windsor. I’ll have to look her up.
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Barbara Windsor is a British actress. She’s well known in the uk.
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Ok. I’ve probably seen her because I like British shows.
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