Everyone has something they consider to be their special gift. Maybe it is something you acknowledge privately, or something that everyone knows. Perhaps you are a great communicator, a loving mother, possess green-fingers, or something else.
I consider my imagination to be my special gift. Not that I think I am an amazing writer, or in someway uniquely gifted in this respect. It is more that I cannot imagine what life would be like without my imagination.
Our mind is a complex creation, filled with nuances and influences, hopes and aspirations. We feed it every second of our waking day, and give it freedom to flow unfretted every night.
But is this gift forever? Can we count on the way that it works now, to always be the same?
Sometimes I wonder if my imagination will abandon me. If I will sit down to write a chapter and get it a terrifying blank. I fear this; really fear this. What if I run out of ideas? What it my enthusiasm flat-lines?
So far this has never happened, and it is always waiting for me in whatever capacity I need.
I truly hope my imagination never leaves me, because it is something that I love, and I know that if it left me, I would miss it very much.
Oooh I have this fear too. I try to use it every day, just to check it is still working.
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Daily check, good plan 😉
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I try not to worry about things I can’t control. As a writer, imagination is extremely important in my life, and I don’t what to think about losing it. Too scary.
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I think it’s because I have done such a lot of editing lately, and it’s a very different activity to writing. Time for a bit of writing again I think 🙂
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Reblogged this on William Chasterson and commented:
I share this fear.
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Thanks William 🙂
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As long as you continue to use your imagination, you will not lose it. Also, goji berries are an excellent snack for the mind 😉
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Nice tip, and yes, time for some more creative work 🙂
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I suppose if we remain interested in the world, our imagination will always have something to work with.
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Curiosity and writing do go hand-in-hand 🙂
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Reblogged this on theowlladyblog.
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Thanks for reblog 🙂
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Really inspiring. After losing a father to Alzheimer and taking care of a husband with the same sickness. I do consider the possibility, but then I do everything I can to prevent it. Blessings and peace. And thanks for stopping by. Blessings and Peace.
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Thanks so much for your comment! Agree, we enjoy what we have been given for as long as we can xxx
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