The self-doubt of our internal pacman says, “You can’t,” when it comes to achieving our goals, and certainly not in the way, and at the quality that we hope.
Mixed with our general fears about life, and living pacman overpowers us, and our ideas, and ostensibly contaminates our process of creativity.
But it is our ability to think out of the box, our imagination, that she/he actually burdens when tormenting our minds, and reigning supreme.
Imagination is the soul and lifeblood of creativity. It is like oxygen to us artists, where artistry, and the act of creating form our lungs.
After completing exercise #97, Déjà Vu, in Brian Kiteley‘s, The 3 a.m. Epiphany–Uncommon Writing Exercises I felt lighter.
Virtually absent during the exercise, the heady weight of my internal pacman wreaking havoc at my desire to remain open and receptive was rendered temporarily non-existent.
For certain it will return. Yet at least now I have one way of exercising my muscles of trust and excitement, and excising the doubt eating away at my creative process.
The point of physical exercise is not simply to help us lose weight, but to assist with improving our health, and strengthening our ability to endure, live long, and hopefully longer.
Likewise, writing exercises help the writer to endure, and resist the desire to close up and crumble under the weight of the analytical and interrogating mind.
Writing exercises engage us in actions that pull us from our usual paths of thinking.
Doing them provides space to our soul, allowing it and us to soar on the wings of our hearts.
When feeling sluggish or stuck in your writing, employ a writing exercise.
And see what happens next.
How do you being your day of writing?
What prompts, if any do or have you used?
Please share.