Hello, fellow Creatives!
!    It's been a while since I've posted here.  Health issues, the busyness of work, excuses, yada-yada.  No real reasons, however.  Just me letting life get in the way.
     Some days I get home from work and tell myself I have nothing left to give my creative business.  I
A natural "morning person", I truly do burn out by about 3:00pm, and find that my creativeness wanes by then.  But something I've been trying lately, is getting up very early (not hard for  me, as I have insomnia).  I turn on all the lights to simulate daylight, which makes me smile, and I get busy.
     I typically have my precious "quiet time", alone w/God.  I read and pray and basically just get my head in the right place to begin my day.  Then I work out, which wakes me up even more, and keeps me full of energy for most of my work day.  Exercise also helps keep my mind alert, which I definitely need as a substitute teacher!
     I find that I then still have plenty of time for my creative art biz.  I might work up some new designs for my Red Bubble site, or prepare for the adult drawing class I teach, or my adult mixed media classes I teach.  I might do some reading that inspires me.  I may treat myself to my "FLYING LESSONS" ebook by Kelly Rae Roberts.  (I highly recommend your getting this!)  I may take some precious time and write my Morning Pages, something I learned to do from the wonderful book The Artist's Way.
     If you've never had the opportunity to read this book, treat yourself to a copy.  Your life will be changed by it;  mine certainly was.  It's all about getting in touch with the inner artist that lives within each of us, even if we don't consider ourselves creative. Barnes and Noble carries it, or I'm sure you could find it on Amazon. In it, author Julia Cameron encourages readers to do something she calls writing Morning Pages - three daily pages of whatever comes to your mind.  Brain drain.  Recording frustrations, inspirations, ideas, goals.  Whatever, just get it on the page...three of them. Do this every  morning.  Every morning.
     I have done this over the years, and have found great benefit.  Somehow, I got out of the habit but am doing it again.  I need to.  I want to.  I sooo benefit from the writing.
     Try it yourself.  It will change your life.  As you write, new inspiration will seep up out of your inner being.  You'll be amazed at the ideas that will pour forth....creative ideas.  A new recipe to try, a new item of clothing to sew.  A new color of paint to try.  That class you've been afraid to take.
     I have an idea: let's do it together!  Wonderful, creativeness awaits!  More on this next time!  I'll share what's happened as a result of my own experience with my Morning Pages.  Until then....