"Like the circles that you find in the windmills
of your mind." *
For many of us on days when inspiration takes
hold. . . our minds race.
Thoughts and ideas come and we want
to work them. Where to begin; how to begin?
That's what creativity is all about. We are
inspired by a piece of music, or we attend a
play or even something as simple as a walk
outside with an open mind.
We can't make notes fast enough. We think
about a poem or essay and then realize there
needs to a beginning and an end--and that is
the point where we stop.
However, the true artist pushes through and
does the work, draft after draft, no matter
what it takes, right?
Happy Birthday today:
Carol Burnett (actress) and Marilyn Nelson (poet).
Lucille Ball died this day in 1989. We all
know the laughter and joy of her work lives on.
May something we create live beyond our
brief stay here.
*Lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman and Michel Legrand
