Confirmation, much?

It's always been amazing to me that when I'm having any sort of creative block, especially when it lasts for endless months, the strangest things unlock the bars around my mind, in the end. It starts small--a simple comment, gesture or song. Then, it continues in a series; even after your mind is freed.

I was experiencing a severe writer's block. It was discouraging me. Then, a friend sent me a note, prodding me to start the rewrite that was so bogging me done. I informed her that I was having no luck starting it. I turned to my sister in that moment and explained my situation. She shrugged, made a simple suggestion and BANG! the bars lifted.

As if that wasn't enough, conversations, music and a single movie fortified the ideas suddenly swimming dizzily in my mind.

Block be gone.

I always know I'm on the right track when an idea is backed over and over. Like, one time, when I was trying to give a novel its title. Idea after idea. Dead end. Then, finally, when considering the flavor of the plot, and the underlying currents, I knew what to call it. As soon as I decided its name would be BONDS, people started saying "bonds" in their conversations; lyrics in songs sang out "bonds" --heck! I even received confirmation from the pulpit.

Inspiration can be found anywhere. Anytime.

It's really quite amazing.