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Walking For Creativity And Inspiration
INSPIRATION Do you remember this ditty? Can’t think brain dumb, inspiration won’t come Can’t write, bum pen, that’s all AMEN.
When one is paid to come up with creative ideas and concepts, the luxury of a numb brain does not cut the mustard. Unless you’re inventing the “Numb Brain” diet, because there will certainly be far less money for groceries. I use walking as a creative tool. If the morning walk or hike does not get the ideas flowing, I walk to the bank (always an inspiration), to the farmer’s market, to the mailbox.
Today, for example, I needed to come up with a concept for a thirty-second TV commercial to “Explain to America how a carbon cap will solve our oil addiction,” Ugh. Getting a handle around that one is a tall order for this writer’s noodle. So, I laced up my hiking boots and headed to a pristine hiking trail on nearby wetlands. About 3 miles in nothing much was coming; I was more interested in the crunch of my feet over the dirt and leaves than carbon pollution.
Then I looked up and noticed that the low tide had created a veritable feeding Mecca for the birds. There were at least 300 ducks, geese, egrets and most especially, scores of baby egrets whose parents were teaching them to fish. They would imitate mom (or in all fairness, it might have been dad), as she elongated her delicate neck and nabbed a fish, which she then flipped up and gulped down. The youngsters stayed close to the shallow shore and managed to snag a few minnows, though quite a few popped out of their mouths and fell back into the water, momentarily spared. Need I say images of carbon emissions began rolling around in my brain as nasty terrorists in a world of bucolic harmony? Truly, this haven I visited today exists scant miles from the freeway, and that freeway was expelling fumes that could endanger the babies, innocently playing in the lagoon. Not to mention babies of the human sort. I HAD IT!
Now I had to hike back out and get the camera and seize the moment. The 3 miles out were a heck of a lot faster than the 3 in. Would the light be the same, would the water still ripple when the birds did their dance, could I capture the moment?
Then I realized I already had it captured – forever – in my mind. I could recall it at any moment and use words that I felt at that moment, and they would be the foundation for my concept, a concept that America could relate to. I am blessed that my feet and my brain work so well together. And that I can WALK!
About the Author
Christine Scioli owns Zan Media, a film and video production company, with her husband, Don.
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Greatest Guide to Walking & Mountain Hiking (Paperback) $11.33 Description not available. |
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