So, when I was thinking about what to do my post on this week, I once again had a blocked sink brain. I didn't have any inspiration, so what better to do than to write a post on needing inspiration!
When I first got my blocked sink brain over my art project, I have to admit that it freaked me out a bit. Like I said, I am always the girl who comes up with the randomest thoughts and ideas, so when my mind went blank, I got scared and was like: have I broken my brain? No lie, I genuinely thought that I had broken my brain. I then decided that I had plenty of time before the work was due in, so I should take some time, do some research and hopefully that would be the plunger to unblock my brain. However, after doing a lot of research and about 15 million brainstorms, I still had nothing. I know that if you are looking too hard for something, you won't find it, so I decided to cool off for a bit and let the metaphorical plunger fall into my head rather than forcing it (I'm all about the metaphorical plunger today!)
So about a week went by, and I kept my eyes peeled for anything that might help, and I started to develop a few little ideas, but I knew that I would never have the time, patience or artistic ability to see them through. The next art lesson then rolled up and I still had nothing. Luckily for me, there were exams so we had a cover teacher, so I spent the lesson doodling, trying to find my plunger. Still nothing.
The next art lesson was the next day, and this time our teacher popped in for a bit. Now, I have to say this, my art teacher is absolutely fantastic. They are inspiring and encouraging and they won't accept anything less than your best work if they know you can do better. My art teacher then asked me what my idea was, and I told them that I didn't know, and didn't have one. We then went on to have chat, and I found my inspiration, I found my plunger. I took elements and aspects from work I had done previously to create an idea that I was very happy with, with the prompting from my teacher. So happy ending there, brain unblocked, weird thoughts circling my head once more.
You may be thinking that I have no point to this story and that I am just rambling, but I do have a point! If any of you have ever been in a similar situation to me, I decided to put together a list of tips for when you need a bit of inspiration.
1. Just have a good old feel around inside your brain, because I'm sure you have stuff in there that is just as weird as the stuff I think of.
2. Talk to the people around you. Your friends, family, all the people who mean something to you inspire you every single day, and I'm sure that you will find something amazing within 39 seconds of talking to them.
3. Research. Google is a pretty brilliant thing that has a hell lot of stuff to help you.
4. Go somewhere private or special to have a thinking session. I love sitting at the end of my bed, by my window, just watching the world go by.
5. Don't look too hard. Inspiration will find you eventually, maybe a little probing might help, but trust me, the harder you look, the further your plunger will stray.
6. Visualise. You may have noticed that I like to visualise that I need to find a plunger to unblock my brain, and that really helped me because, when I finally got my inspiration, I felt the plunger in my brain. That is weird isn't it? Okay, ignore the visualising.
7. Most importantly, never ever give up hope. You are fantastic and you are capable of great things!
Okay, so I am going to end this here, because it got really deep there at the end and I'm aware that half the stuff I said contradicts the other half! Please +1 this post, comment about your inspiration and follow me! I put new posts on both my blogs every week!
See you soon!
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