The thought just hit me!
Right now, I’m on a bus in China. I have a busy day ahead and I’m driving through places I’ve never seen before and my eyes are having a feast but… inspiration has struck!! Yes right now. Middle of a fantastic bus ride, I just want to enjoy but my mind is being flooded.
So I’ve been journalling furiously between glances at the sights. I need to write this and I need to write it NOW. Fully. Sometimes you can go back and fill out the bulletpoints but sometimes the inspiration is so thick and rich that you need to capture it like right there and then, like a hunter!!
I’ve already written what was inspiring me at the time. This writing captures the moment I just had and how it felt.
I’m writing it now because my heart is still pounding. Making a note for myself later will provide the information but may lack the intensity of the emotions, still racing through my body.
So, when you want to go to the toilet… you need to go to the toilet, so you go to the toilet. Obviously! My point is that you honour what your body’s need in that moment (otherwise your body will embarrass you!) So when inspiration strikes, treat it with some respect! Even if you have to excuse yourself and go to (I’m going to be American for a second) the Rest Room and take 5! Capture that thought, idea, blog, email, song, poem, Word from the Lord. Because, you may go back for it later and what remains isn’t as good and what was.
Why now??
Do you ever wonder that. Sometimes, the inspiration hits at the most inappropriate time!
The negative:
Is it because I’m here 👎
It’s a test, it’s a distraction, nice idea but let me carry on with my shower, conversation (or in my case sightseeing).
or
The Positive:
Is it because I’m HERE👍
This actual moment, place, time, all rolled into one to cause me to think a certain way, connect with that moment of inspiration and BOOM!!!
This plus that and the other; made this moment so. I have a duty to capture it!!
That one thought could be the key that unlocked the gateway to everything I’ve been hoping for.