Someone asked me where do I find my inspiration. A lot of the time for inspiration, we tend to only look outside. But a lot of magic can happen when we look closer to home, including in ourselves. I learned that I can be my own muse and how to use it along with everything else. All around me, good and bad is inspiration for art...

Turn life into art

Nothing into something

Make it rain on this paper

Words from my heart

This is my starting point. I tell myself this every time I sit down to write. No magic trick, I still end up staring at a blank sheet for X amount of minutes. The point of it though, is to remind me to look within. Most of my writing is poetry. I’ve loved writing poetry since I understood free form and how to let the words shape themselves. It feels like a puzzle when I write and I’m searching within myself for the correct pieces. It’s like taking the whole or part of the picture and figuring out the words that put it together. Other times, I’ll see a few lines and have to search for the others in order to see the picture at all. Writing is very challenging but I love it. I love the journey of discovery, the lessons, the stories, and turning a blank sheet into a piece of art. My art.

It’s okay to take a break

However long you need

From whomever or

Whatever you need

It’s okay to take care of yourself

And not worry about anything else

Problems will always be around

So you have to know that

You cannot solve them all

And more importantly

You cannot neglect yourself

For your sanity and happiness

For the quality of your life

Never forget you