Inspiration… It’s crippling me.

This word is probably the one thing that has lead me in so many directions. I’m easily inspired. I love to be influenced by great visuals and ideas into developing new things. I believe that everything we do is inspired, whether it be by others, mother nature or the great Creator Himself. We do what we do, whatever it is, because one of our five senses has triggered a mental reaction. We’ve seen, heard, touched, smelled, or tasted our way to where we are now. As it is defined “Inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.”

The problem with inspiration is that it is simply “the PROCESS of being mentally stimulated”. Inspiration doesn’t equal creation. It’s a thought. We must get over the brain hump and into the field to create. We must move from our brain to our hands. “Creation is the action or process of bringing something into existence.” If what we’re inspired to do never leaves the mind, creation can’t happen.

I’ve run into too many creatives that are stuck at inspiration… INCLUDING MYSELF. I’ve been inspired to take pictures of this and that for more than two decades and I still am stuck at constant inspiration without action. In order to succeed at creation, I must move beyond inspiration.

Where does that leave us (me)? Inspiration isn’t bad. It’s good. And I love it. It’s a part of the process. It’s a part of what makes us who we are. Just don’t get stuck at inspiration. It’s a hump that can cripple our creativity.

Now I suppose I should go shoot something.

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