Your experience sounds not unlike what I experienced when I first started to write: I started to feel like words were literally flowing thru me somehow, as if I were just channeling them. One night as I was pondering this, a song came into my head: Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is.” It was so random I started googling to find lyrics in search of some message, then very quickly landed on this, by its writer:
“I always worked late at night, when everybody left and the phone stopped ringing. "I Want to Know What Love Is" came up at three in the morning sometime in 1984. I don’t know where it came from. I consider it a gift that was sent through me. I think there was something bigger than me behind it. I’d say it was probably written entirely by a higher force.”
As you describe your antenna, I wonder what’s newly made you so open to receive?!
I’m all for a writers weekend and love the scent idea: I would go for Alora’s Vaniglia myself.
I absolutely love what a permission slip this is to let yourself lean all the way into what works for you. The image of words surrounding your home and the energy of getting them down as fast as possible is so sweet and your words “what a strange thing to not like what you prefer” just hit me really strong.
This is such a beautiful illustration of the unique creative process. What a gift to connect with that antenna.
Oh and! For the writing retreat at home ~ a simple idea to make it feel a little different energetically could be to set the scene with a new scent. A scent you’ll be able to repeat when you want to evoke all the magic you unconver and create that weekend so you can have mini-retreats anytime you light that baby up! The act of going shopping for the scent in itself can be a sacred way to look forward to doing the thing ❤️ have so much fun!!!
I'll be paying more attention to my antenna this week! Thanks for the reminder. Have the best time with your writing weekend, I've just recently completed my own and it was the loveliest time I've spent with myself in a while. Productive too - I was able to finish my screenplay. I'd suggest making a big pot of soup to get you through! It's a fun way to start the creative process and clean out what's left in your fridge/cabinets!
Your experience sounds not unlike what I experienced when I first started to write: I started to feel like words were literally flowing thru me somehow, as if I were just channeling them. One night as I was pondering this, a song came into my head: Foreigner’s “I Want To Know What Love Is.” It was so random I started googling to find lyrics in search of some message, then very quickly landed on this, by its writer:
“I always worked late at night, when everybody left and the phone stopped ringing. "I Want to Know What Love Is" came up at three in the morning sometime in 1984. I don’t know where it came from. I consider it a gift that was sent through me. I think there was something bigger than me behind it. I’d say it was probably written entirely by a higher force.”
As you describe your antenna, I wonder what’s newly made you so open to receive?!
I’m all for a writers weekend and love the scent idea: I would go for Alora’s Vaniglia myself.
I absolutely love what a permission slip this is to let yourself lean all the way into what works for you. The image of words surrounding your home and the energy of getting them down as fast as possible is so sweet and your words “what a strange thing to not like what you prefer” just hit me really strong.
This is such a beautiful illustration of the unique creative process. What a gift to connect with that antenna.
Oh and! For the writing retreat at home ~ a simple idea to make it feel a little different energetically could be to set the scene with a new scent. A scent you’ll be able to repeat when you want to evoke all the magic you unconver and create that weekend so you can have mini-retreats anytime you light that baby up! The act of going shopping for the scent in itself can be a sacred way to look forward to doing the thing ❤️ have so much fun!!!
I'll be paying more attention to my antenna this week! Thanks for the reminder. Have the best time with your writing weekend, I've just recently completed my own and it was the loveliest time I've spent with myself in a while. Productive too - I was able to finish my screenplay. I'd suggest making a big pot of soup to get you through! It's a fun way to start the creative process and clean out what's left in your fridge/cabinets!