As we came into this new year, I wrote a blog about the new year being a book of blank pages- and how exciting it can be to discover the new chapters to be written as we progress through the year.
I am here to tell you that I don't much like this storyline of 2011. While there have been a few major highlights here and there, there have been far too many tears. And there are more to come. Family and friends play a part in both the highlights and the lowest points. And soon we will be saying goodbye to a family member, after losing a close friend and another family member a few months back.
Writing has unfortunately been pushed aside for the more immediate needs of the situations going on in my world. That along with the fact that fatigue and emotional overload can make one feel totally blank. Some days if you could look at my creative thought process all you would see is a blank space, a void. At times, it feels as if everything has been sucked out, and nothing has replaced it.
But every time I turn around I see reminders- quotes like "we must express ourselves creatively" and "we all have God-given talents that we need to be developing." Or I meet someone who is putting to good use that God-given talent. Those are all little nudges for me to do something!
So I am making an attempt tonight to pour a little into that void of my creative process. I remember those old-style water pumps that work by pumping the handle- sometimes the well has to be primed with water to get more water out. One might say that is what I am attempting to do now with my creative thought process- prime it with thinking and writing to get more output.
It is commonly said that emotions can enrich our art. In time, I believe it will. But for now, I will be priming the well a bit more.
