I went to a writers workshop yesterday and one of the presenters had some interesting ideas for enhancing creativity. He said that you should always pay attention to what is going on around you. That if you were "in the moment" you would find many things to inspire you. He called it a "zing sensor". As I took notes I realized that he was talking about the same thing Thich Nhat Hanh talks about in his book Peace is every step. The speaker had to find his own words to explain this concept of mindfulness, but that was indeed what he was talking about.
It made me wonder, could you really tell by reading words on a page what author had been in a state of mindfulness when he was inspired? I think you could.
So if you like to write (like I do) remember to be mindful.
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