From “The Discipline of Inspiration: The Mysterious Encounter with God at the Heart of Creativity” by Carey Wallace
Even when we don’t have much talent or technique, inspiration, on its own, can provoke strange and beautiful pieces.
But inspiration doesn’t just speak in narrow categories of art. It speaks to all of us, in all kinds of places: in the impulse to throw some new spice into a meal, in the way we plant our backyard garden, in the stories we wish we knew how to tell, in the melodies we hear in our dreams – whether we would ever dare claim the name of artist for ourselves or not.
The encounter with inspiration is the addictive core at the heart of creation.