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The first Wednesday of every month, we announce an optional question that members can answer in their IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience, or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say. Remember the question is optional. The awesome co-hosts for the July 5 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Kim Lajevardi, Gwen Gardner, Pat Garcia, and Natalie Aguirre!
July 5 question - 99% of my story ideas come from dreams. Where do yours predominantly come from?
I get lots and lots of thoughts.
Where do they come from?
Experiences, people, and places?
Or maybe they come from the part of my brain...
That creates my dreams?
Or maybe they come from my heart...
Where loves, hurts, losses, and joy dwell...
Perfect emotions for storytelling.
Or maybe they come the ether.
According to Joseph Nguyen in his book
Don’t believe Everything You Think
“The source of thoughts come from something
that is beyond our minds—the Universe, if you will.”
Which, by the way...
Is not the same as thinking. Which comes from within us.
Hmm?
So does the Universe follow me?
So it can download thought nuggets for my writing?
And when people ask me who follows me on my blog...
Can I say, The Universe?
And can I add that to my platform?
Because the Universe is the ace of all follwers, no?
And what about you?
Where do your ideas come from?
Always,
Em-Musing
This is the Statue of Cain in the
Tuileries Garden in Paris. I bet he was thinking:
What was thinking eating that apple?
9 comments:
My ideas come from everywhere too. I never thought of it as coming from the universe, but I think you're right about that.
Sometimes it feels like my ideas come from the universe because I wouldn't have come up with them all on my own.
Loved your bouncy, poetic reply.
I, too, can write about anything anytime anywhere - it's a cherished gift!
I don't know where my ideas come from either. But I'm very thankful they DO come :)
Well, they have to come from somewhere, right?
The universe is talking to you!
I get ideas from everything, everywhere! It's been so interesting reading everyone's answers this month. Even as a writer, I'm amazed at how people get their ideas. It's good to know I'm in good company. Most of us are just walking around and get slammed into by an idea. Comforting, really, knowing there's all these ideas wandering around out there, waiting to run into someone :)
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