Inspiration Doesn ’ t Run Out

Recently I saw a NaNoWriMo participant complaining of running out of inspiration. Their writing had hit a wall, and the lack of inspiration was to blame. That strikes me as an odd and hugely misleading way to think about inspiration, like it’s a resource that can run dry. Truthfully it never runs dry. Saying you’ve run out of inspiration is like saying you’ve run out of sights or sounds. You could become blind or deaf, but the sights and sounds are still present. There are visuals to look at and sounds to be heard, and they don’t run out – or at least they won’t run out during your lifetime. Inspiration is much the same. It’s always present. It’s a collection of signals that are always broadcasting – all the time and on multiple channels. Inspiration never switches off. This resource is always available to you. For all practical purposes, it is infinite. Just as you will never run out of sights to see or sounds to hear, you can never run out of inspiration. There is more inspiration available than you can possibly channel, even if you write, speak, or create 24/7. When people can’t access inspiration, it’s like this scene from The Three Stooges: Larry: I can’t see! I can’t see!Moe: What’s the matter?Larry: I got my eyes closed!Moe pokes Larry in the eyes. If you can’t access inspiration, the inspiration itself isn’t the problem. Those signals are broadcasting loud and ...
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