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5.50am... the alarm goes off. It's dark, chilly and the appeal of sleep is so much stronger than the 8 hours or so before- when I was glued to a screen.
But then I remembered a book I read not too long ago , The War of Art. “Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.” And so I made myself get up knowing if nothing else I'd get some exercise and see the sunrise.
I managed to have a walk and capture this image. Resistance conquered.
Well, I said more frequent, and so here I am. Bit less of a gap, but similar babble!
I've been back in Melbourne a few weeks now. I've taken some photos and met heaps of new interesting people - which has been great. But today, I'd like to talk a bit about inspiration... It's a hard thing to pin down or explain really. I think coffee helps as a start, for me anyway, and where better in Australia! Now I know some people say do this or that everyday or always do these half dozen things to start each day. People I admire like Chase Jarvis and James Altucher have these lists, and I respect that. There are apps like Habit List and Teux Deux exactly for this purpose - is that the key? Is routine necessary or is life meant to be a little haphazard and not lived by lists? James altucher often talks about the idea muscle and essentially giving it a daily workout. The notion that you create ideas no matter how wacky or out-there and thus in time improving the ability to create ideas.
For me inspiration is a little bit elusive, but that's also kind of exciting. I think in Melbourne there's always something to stimulate the mind- and not just taking liquid form in an espresso cup. I think one of the keys to creating ideas is combining things that perhaps don't belong together. Reading or watching something you would not normally can jar the brain into a new space, as can being in a new location with new people, new vistas!
I may soon be in a new location, I'm planning this now over, of course, a cup of coffee :)
So, after a bit of a hiatus - slight understatement maybe - I plan to be far more regular in my ramblings here.
The last few months have been extraordinary in that I've found myselfspending time in places like Finland, Portugal and Singapore - ostensibly to take photos.
Now I'm back in Melbourne, having missed the summer. But I'm hoping to maybe be a bit like this skater (metaphorically speaking, I'm no Tony Hawk) and be cruising along in the Autumn sun.
As we edge closer to summer, we move into festival season. We have the world renowned Melbourne Fringe, The Melbourne Festival, and also next month we have the inagural Melbourne Jewish Comedy Festival 10-15 October. I am delighted to be photographing at the festival and documenting what goes on, but don't wait for that- check it out yourself!
