I’m sitting in my recliner with a small smile on my face. It’s the Saturday after Christmas and everyone is sleeping. My chair is next to the fireplace writing with a cup of coffee next to me.
There are a lot of reasons for the smile. Christmas is over and I can relax a bit more. I’m the person who does Christmas at our house. But I’m also smiling because I’m really enjoying our gas fireplace. I cleaned the glass and it looks good.
What does that have to with creativity? Should a clean fireplace have an impact on my writing? It shouldn’t, but it does.
Usually, I clean stuff because people are coming over. Because of COVID -19 that isn’t happening. But I have some time off coming up and I want to spend some time sitting in front of the fireplace. It brings me joy to relax, write and read there. And I wanted to do that without looking at the glass and thinking about how dirty it is. I had the cleaner and towels. So, instead of just ignoring it like I usually do, I took the glass off and cleaned it. I cleaned the dust off the screen and I cleaned the cobwebs from the interior. I put it back together, turned it on and smiled.
Sometimes feeling creative and feeling good doesn’t require creativity. Sometimes it just requires you to take care of the little things that nag at you so you can let them go and make space for feeling something else. I cleaned the glass and made space for relaxation and writing today.
What nags at you? Pick one of those things and get rid of it this week. Then enjoy and celebrate it being done. It doesn’t have to be a big celebration. Sometimes a cup of coffee in front of the fireplace is exactly what you need.
