I have been in a rut , it feels like this whole yr.

yuck! what do u do to get inspired and open and positive again

missmad said:

Never stop doing anything creative, even if it sucks, you might do something cool by mistake, force yourself to do what it is that you do!

explore new music
read something completely out of the ordinary for you

I opened Sydney Poiter's the measure of a man again ( took it 2 the meetin last nite) yesterday read 39 pages


got me thinking

am listening to the rolling stones Wild horses

have been playing george's jesus 2 a child a lot lately
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Do something different

Go to a place u've never been
Try a new food
call an old friend
etc.

A change of pace awakens something inside.

change of pace hmmmmm

maybe ill go 4 a drive by the beach tomorrow after work

evenstar3 said:

can u suggest something

missmad said:

hmmm...recently i've been listening to nine inch nails a lot and it's been influencing me you might not be into that, though

peter gabriel's UP album keeps making me want to make stuff

maybe recommend a song by them


im listening 2 youssou n'dour and neneh cherry at the moment

ZombieKitten said:

thanks hunny any song in particular
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missmad said:

signal to noise has a chord change that makes my heart swell - and it has been doing it every time I hear it since February!

http://www.sendspace.com/file/r99cj4

that's a random song i'm liking a lot right now

evenstar3 said:

sounds cool, calming a bit

missmad said:

glad you like it it's a demo of this band:

www.myspace.com/brandnew

missmad said:

Also another cool thing to do is write down some stuff about your dreams the previous night. this has inspired many a verse in my rhyme bible!

karmatornado said:

my dream the other day OM!!!!! All i can remember is body parts dismembered and on the grasss and me looking at them

woke up scared

missmad said:

Hey thats a great start. I coach my best when I'm in fear. Fear keeps you sharp!

karmatornado said:

what? 2 c body parts cut into pieces is a greart start? oh u mean creativly?

I usually go for a walk in the fields.

Reincarnate said:

thank you sweetheart

missmad said:

try looking for the creative workbook "The Artist's Way"...it seems to change the lives of the people I know who have used it.

thanks

Take a short vacation to either a city with a great deal of history and architecture, or to a city known for its art.

WRITE EVERY DAY. even if it's just journal stuff. WRITE EVERY DAY.

carry a notepad in your bag that is just meant for creative ideas you get.

spend a day just browsing at the library - look at the art books, the music books, design books - this always gets me inspired.

go to an art supply store and get yourself a sketchbook and some stuff to draw with - don't worry about what's 'correct' to use - if it's colored markers for kiddies, so be it!

color. seriously. get a nice coloring book (i found some cool architectural ones) and color while you're watching tv or on the phone.

WRITE EVERY DAY.

I echo the previous suggestions that you try unfamiliar things and experience new places, music, art, etcetera. Expanding one's horizons and stretching one's mind is imperative to finding inspiration and keeping the creative juices flowing.

I find associational thinking to be helpful when at a loss creatively. A simple exercise demonstrating associational thinking is to write down a word: be the word an object, an emotion, a concept, a place. Then, write your personal definition of that word, and what it means to you. Be as descriptive as possible. Then ask others to do the same exercise, and compare their responses to yours. Seeing things from a fresh perspective and through others' eyes can unleash many new ideas and jumpstart creativity.