Several years ago, I was eating in a diner in New Orleans and overhead a gentleman speaking to his friend who said, "I am working on several projects right now." This complete stranger sent me into a spiral of self-defeat. At the time, I wasn't working on anything artistic. I was in a void of creativity. I remember mentally beating myself up for not having any creative projects at the time. I wanted to be like this man. Full of energy about my projects and excited to have several creative things swirling about me.
Looking back at this experience, I was in a personal transition in many areas of my life when this incident occurred. It wasn't that I didn't want to create. I just didn't have time nor the energy to pursue my creative ideas at that time. My energy was consumed by other things. I had no desire to create. I was creatively dormant.
I remember being frustrated as I waited for my creativity to emerge again. Many of my creative friends were working on their projects and I was completely uninspired. I longed for moments of silence. I spent time in nature. I passively observed the creativity of others. I wondered if my creativity would ever emerge again!
Then, a few months later, something happened. I started to feel creative again. It was like a burst of light pushed out of my being. Ideas started flowing. Fingers started typing. My mind felt open and free to explore new ideas, topics and things. Out of this positive energy expression came the ideas for not only a film but a photographic study as well.
Looking back at this experience, I was in a personal transition in many areas of my life when this incident occurred. It wasn't that I didn't want to create. I just didn't have time nor the energy to pursue my creative ideas at that time. My energy was consumed by other things. I had no desire to create. I was creatively dormant.
I remember being frustrated as I waited for my creativity to emerge again. Many of my creative friends were working on their projects and I was completely uninspired. I longed for moments of silence. I spent time in nature. I passively observed the creativity of others. I wondered if my creativity would ever emerge again!
Then, a few months later, something happened. I started to feel creative again. It was like a burst of light pushed out of my being. Ideas started flowing. Fingers started typing. My mind felt open and free to explore new ideas, topics and things. Out of this positive energy expression came the ideas for not only a film but a photographic study as well.