Saturday, September 4, 2010

Shower Inspirations


Okay so first fact about Amy. I like to write. Specifically Fiction. My brain is always trying to come up with new book ideas as well as working on writing the one I have already started. I am about 100 pages in – and still have so much to do. It actually takes so much more effort than I ever thought and I completely understand the term writer’s block. I can go months without writing a single word.
Okay so second fact about Amy. I like baths. Specifically Bubbly. I find them relaxing. Even if I just have 10 minutes I typically opt for a bath than a shower.

Okay so what in the world do these two facts have to do with each other?
Well the other day I decided to take a normal shower. Thought I’d change up the pace. So during my shower I was reminded of the awesome inspiration what comes from taking a shower. All of a sudden I was flooded with new ideas. Things for class, things for my book, things for life. Everything was so clear in the shower. But just as quickly as these wonderful ideas came to me in the shower they disappeared just as I stepped out. Why is this? Why does the shower help generate my creative juices, yet baths do not?

I think it has to do with the mindlessness of being in the shower. Standing there I am no longer consumed by the thoughts of everyday life. It is therapeutic as everything is literally being washed away and I am left with the brilliance lurking deep deep deep inside. A bath is too serene to accomplish this – it just leaves you thoughtless. My showers on the other hand are the most productive idea sessions – yet I seem to always forget what I think about. If only they had a dry erase board that worked in the shower. Regardless I realized that I should probably take more showers and maybe my creative juices will be flowing more often. 


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