I decided to go analog the other day, to jar my brain and get the juices flowing. No computer. No couch. No Masterwriter. Just floor & pen & paper & guitar & iPhone recorder. The effects, 3 hours later, were pleasantly surprising:
Whole point of this post? If you’re in a creative funk, try something drastically different… Change forces us to adjust/react/realign. And that takes creativity. Your brain, by force of change, will immediately jump into creative mode. Don’t believe me? Try it.
TIPS: With everything in you, avoid any distractions or allurements that may draw you off course. Decide to only commit to any stops or course alterations if they benefit in helping you achieve arrival at “there.” Make these stops and course alterations as needed, while continuing to assess your ever-changing location in reference to “there.”
NOTE: People who set out without prepping or planning usually get lost.
Where’s your “there?” How are you gonna get “there?” Are you facing unnecessary distractions or hindered by obstacles? Ask others to help you. Keep moving.
So, last night I went digging through my blog post drafts to see if something tasty was ready for your mental ingestion this morning.
And, to my confusion, I found a post titled The “new” me.–boasting a word count of zero. Yes. Nada. Blank. No text in it at all. Just that title.
I have no idea where I was going with this a month ago when I typed out those three words. I don’t know who this new me is… What I’m like. What’s drastically different. I mean, yes, I think a lot has changed since sunshine and Vitamin D have returned to my regularly scheduled program, but I think I’m still me on the inside.
Right…?
Oh well. I don’t know what I was getting at. But, let’s turn it into a blog post anyway, shall we?
If you could create a “new” you, what would you be like? Or, to make it easier, what ONE thing would you change about yourself if you were given the chance?
We tried to have a little fun to make the chore less of a bore:
I’ve had weeks to figure out how we’d close this month’s series of “DOing Something.” And I’ve come up blank every time.
Until last night
Last night all I had in my soul was a huge resounding “Thank YOU!” to all of you… A BIG thank you that says you’ve DOne MUCH in my life this month.
I didn’t know what I was getting into when I set my blog aside for the message of this month. As I stated from the beginning, I was along for the ride, just a few steps ahead… And you all have surprised me, continuously, throughout this process.
With all the posts, emails, and notes, I’m CERTAIN that a LOT has transpired behind the scenes this month. A LOT has happened in our everyday individual lives. And I’m so thankful for those of you who have sent me messages saying you’ve been challenged and changed as well.
But, I want all of you to know something. I need you to understand part of this month’s “DOings,” and I’m only gonna say it once:
I spent the summer praying about this little blog – wanting it to be more than just a hobby, but a place of impact – of ministry – of service and inspiration.
And, this month, it has become just that…
…for me.
…in MY life.
I’ve been impacted in a DEEP and wordless way by all that’s gone on here.
I’ve been ministered to in a profound and life-changing way this month.
I’ve been served – had my spiritual feet washed by some of you.
And I’ve been so inspired. Inspired to be. To be me…
This month marks a turn-around for me, a change of pace in my personal life, a new Mandy for the world or maybe just for me. As much as you’ve witnessed change and growth and purpose on this blog, even more has occurred offline in my personal life. I’m a different person than I was 4 weeks ago.
We set out to change the world this month.
And we did.
We changed mine.
