Waiting for the perfect moment?

People often ask where I get my ideas to write stories. Ideas are the easy part. Everyone (and I mean everyone) has an idea for a book, a movie, an invention, a company…

Where one finds the inspiration to start and finish the idea is the million dollar question. And believe me, if you’re just hoping and waiting for inspiration to strike, you’re wasting your time.

The hard truth is no one call tell you how to find inspiration. No magic button. No secret formula. You have to figure out how to inspire yourself. Your raison d’etre. And that’s why it’s so difficult to start a company, patent an invention, make a movie, or write a book.

in·spi·ra·tion

ˌinspəˈrāSH(ə)n/

noun
 1. the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.




Anyone who follows my ramblings (or has listened to me babble in person) knows I find much of my inspiration outdoors in the mild wild of the north.

Lately I’ve had a couple major creative setbacks, so finding inspiration to forge on artistically has been more challenging than usual. Luckily, this past week was filled with inspiring moments:
Bickford Slides,


Mt Washington summit, 


(and the veranda below)


Kayaking the Saco River,


Sunsets on the lake,


Cold brooks in the woods, and


Rainy evenings on the porch…


…with the three people I love the most.

“Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect.”  Zoey Sayward
Where do you find inspiration?