Finding Inspiration Exercise

I really take time to see creation in everything. The spark of imagination of a baby's smile. The emotion of seeing a mother touch her daughter's long hair. The sun set really brings the creative juices out. I have many other inspirations listed below.



My children

The ocean

A bus ride

Children playing

hardships

flower

clouds

my family

friends

phone calls

drawings by others

the Bible

movies

songs

dreams

conversations

past acheivements

cretism

youtube

writing.com

bugs

frogs

food

clothes

poetry

seasons

smiles of others



These are just a few of the things that really inspire me. Some of my favoriate writings have been written from places of sorry. I mean when we are hurting sometimes the only way to release it is through our words.  My daughter not living with me has inspired alot of my poems. My sons play has helped me come up with creations. I have thought up short stories from my past experiences. Relationships are the gold mind for inspirational thoughts.



I went fishing last night with five children, and boy was that inspiration. The excitment of their young face when they brought the fish up to the peir. The way they helped each other fix and bait hooks. I really am thinking about writing a story about a sixteen year old boy that was teased because he was afraid of bugs, touching fish, and not being able to bait his hook. This is my son right now. I would laugh except that these things make him sad.



I really think that writing can inspire its self. A nine year old girl writes me a poem. It didn't rhyme or the beats did not match. However, I have been moved to write from the words of a child.



The night with its secrets inspire me. The list of creation created by the night is countless. Horror, thriller, romance, funny, drama, and so much more lies in those dark moments. So many way to work the night into words. It is intregetting.



Watching peple is the greatest form of inspiration. FIghting parents can cause you think about writing a story about a child torn between two parents. Rain could direct you to write about a flood. Even an insult can create a story that others can relate to.I think that you can find the words to write in anything. The thing that probably inspires me least is numbers. I hate math, but I find that the numbers 444 can bring the idea of some event occurring at 4:44. THe tripple six brings thoughts of fear inside my heart, so I would write thrillers. So if I can find inspiration in numbers, I can find it in anything that I come a cross.



Sometime I find an idea for a story from the silence around me. Though those times are rare, I can find a