Jan Maher
Reading good literature inspires me to think about important questions and themes in human experience. Reading history and contemporary non-fiction inspires me to ask "what if?" questions. Being in the company of writers--attending readings, participating in readings and writing groups--inspires me to write.
Creating the conditions for inspiration--making the time to people watch, hear and read stories, think about what is important to me and what piques my curiosity--all these are precursors to the actual inspirations, as is taking the time to not think. To meditate, take walks, dabble in visual arts, bake bread, look out the window, even scrub a pot bottom or floor...
Creating the conditions for inspiration--making the time to people watch, hear and read stories, think about what is important to me and what piques my curiosity--all these are precursors to the actual inspirations, as is taking the time to not think. To meditate, take walks, dabble in visual arts, bake bread, look out the window, even scrub a pot bottom or floor...
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