Coping with inspiration

In my last blog we discussed creativity and touched on inspiration.  Well, what goes hand in hand with these?  The practicality of recognizing a good idea!  Good ideas are PRECIOUS and not to be neglected, disregarded or ignored.  That is the catch with all of this, IT MAY ONLY COME ALONG ONCE!

There is this joke about this man who built on a flood plane.  The water level was rising.  Someone offered him a lift in their car, he refused, said he was waiting for help from God.  He climbed up on his balcony, and someone came by in a boat, and once again he replied he was waiting for help from God, then he climbed on his roof as the water level rose.  A helicopter rescue team came by to offer a hand.  Again he refused since he was waiting for help from God.  He is standing at the Pearly Gates, asking "God, why didn't you answer my plea?  God replies, I sent you a car, a boat and a helicopter, what more do you want!?!?!"

You see creativity is like that.  IF an idea pops into your head, take out a little book and write it down!  A great line, or a great idea.  Don't think is will come back because there is a good chance it won't!  I carry a small tape recorder I just love.  Cheap, easy to use and  tremendously helpful.  I often don't have a little notebook, but by god, if I have an idea or see a person who could be an interesting character, I record it for later.  It is there.  Sometimes when I listen later, I think, "gee did I say that?  What a great line!".

So you see if you cannot remember to be grateful for other things in your life, when the idea comes, be grateful enough to record it somehow!  That is all part and parcel of the deal.  If you smoke, drink or have other habits, you can have this one too!  Who cares what anyone else thinks!  Your a writer!  You have more leeway! lol!

By the way, this is what the recorder was called: Digital Voice Recorder, Voice Recorder, Double Microphone HD Recording, Noise Cancelling, Metal Casing Dictaphone, with Built-In Speaker, Including Cables and Earphones Color LCD display16GB Silver COST : $34.99 CAD.  I put mine in a tiny cell phone case to help keep it safe.  Works great and super battery life...can be recharged easily also!​