Where Inspiration Lies, Motivation Lurks

Left Behind, Wiscasett © 2015 by Jann Alexander

Mono Moment in Maine by Jann Alexander ©2015

Inspiration shows up anywhere and everywhere. But motivation isn’t as reliable. Motivation is more of a lurker, lying in wait . . . for what? A signal? A reason? A need?

Yes, that’s the odd and wondrous way the creative mind flows. We are gatherers. We absorb everything, our brains becoming massive disorganized foot lockers of ideas, memories, threads. We take it all in. We hang on to everything. Until motivation strikes.

Where do you find yours?