It’s easy to inspire me! Mostly because I’m always open to having my socks knocked off me. Television, shows and commercials; movies with great story lines. The Internet that puts so much at my fingertips—literally. 1. people pursuing passions I’m connected with two networks related to writing and arts. It is really inspiring to see [...]
Posts Tagged inspiration
10 things that inspire me
Posted 3 October 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Gratitude, inspiration | Categories: 10 Things... | Leave a Comment
10 things i’m happy about
Posted 30 March 2011 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Gratitude, inspiration, slow down to appreciate | Categories: Just Writing Through | 1 Comment
I want to write through ‘10 Things…’ for a bit. It’s my journal exercise right now focused on attending to the small moments. Today I thought about 10 things I’m happy about, to express more than fleeting gratitude for successes that happen on the fly. Sometimes life moves so fast until you can run right [...]
reading to get writing
Posted 25 July 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: inspiration, reading, topic ideas | Categories: Writing | Leave a Comment
There’s so much to write about! How to choose? Where to begin? Where to continue? These are questions that I have every now and again, especially after being away from my own writing for a while. Sometimes, even before the research for a topic, you need to read to discover what you want to write [...]
what’s allowed to feed the writing fire
Posted 27 April 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: Creativity, Gratitude, inspiration, National Poetry Month 2009, poem, Self-Care | Categories: Creativity | Leave a Comment
I want to share with you the story of how I re-learned what’s allowed to feed the writing fires. It may be something you’ve experienced, and will inspire you to find out or rediscover what can feed your writing fires. At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another [...]
a quick tip to keep creativity from blocking productivity
Posted 23 March 2009 by Shari SmothersTagged As: creative overdrive, inspiration, taking notes | Categories: Creativity | 4 Comments
Often times when I’m working on a project, I’ll get distracted by another idea that intrudes. Why does this happen? Well, it seems to be the way creativity flows. Based on great posts and books I’ve read and my own experiences, once you prime your creative pump, it flows toward your project at hand and [...]
