Inspiration:
I’ve often found that I’m easily 10 times more productive on my best days than on my worst. (As if “productivity” were a measure of success in life– but it pays the bills, so I’ll save that rant for another day.) On rough days, routines can be helpful, but not may not be sufficient. Sometimes it might be better to let go of the expectations (self-imposed, or others-imposed) and pause the focus on “the work” that “must be done”, and instead do something that will help the work flow more easily. Hint: a little fun goes a long way. (And so does a quick nap.) Stepping away from the work for a bit can be an investment, not only in oneself, but in the work as well. You may be surprised what you come up with when you come back to it a few minutes later. Sometimes we just need to get out of our own way for a while.
Medium:
Pigmented ink pen and colored pencils.
Lightning
Some say to write the same time each night
whe’r or not you feel the urge.
Yet others do say to wait ’til the day
when inspiration starts to surge.
But I’m looking for proof out perched on my roof
installing a lightning rod.
I like to write when I’m struck by the light,
but I’m not opposed to increasing the odds.