No brainer

I often have these epiphanies that, after they've occurred to me, seem rather obvious. My latest is no different.

At the writing workshop I went to a few weeks ago, one of the instructors lit a candle at the beginning of the class, saying that it was part of his writing ritual. He has a little routine that he goes through every time he sits down to write, and light a candle is part of what helps him center himself.

Well, I don't a routine. But I've decided that I need one. And a main component of my yet-to-be-fully-established routine will be prayer.

I want God to be a part of every facet of my life. Actually, I want every facet of my life to extend out from my relationship with God (there's a difference!). So I have decided that when I sit down to write, I will start by praying. My intention with this isn't that God will suddenly inspire me (though if He wants to, He's more than welcome). My intention is to center myself, and to remind myself where my talent comes from, where my true inspiration comes from. I want to invite Him into my process.

All of this seems really obvious to me. Like, something I should have known all along. But, I didn't. And oh well. Now that it's something I'm aware of, that I want to be aware of, I'm excited, because I believe it will make a difference.

So that's my most recent revelation. And it's going to be great.