Lists

 I was thinking about the past and thinking about inspiration. What were/are some of the main things that help me, that create energy and a life force for me. One night, recently when I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't go back to sleep, I picked up a notebook of mine and looked through it and recalling the memories. 

This wasn't a typical notebook, but a fill in the prompt kind of thing, a list of things to write down. I got for my birthday from my sister a couple of years ago. And recalling the inspiration came flooding back, and it helped me remember those times and years where I felt like I needed more or was going through a hard time.

And actually, a lot hasn't changed. I feel I am still drawn to these similar types of things for ideas, inspiration, or just my general answers. And that was comforting, and ways to rekindle again when I was solely focused on the past and not so much focused on the present.

But as I've realized, inspiration is not always found in the moment, but rather in the memories from that present time. It's in the ebbs and flows of life, the string of the ordinary that details what we are going through and experiencing that showcases our creative life and inspiration at work.