300 - memories and inspiration

Every week I am required to write a post on this blog. I have decided for this week that mine will be about memories and inspiration. Memories are the key to inspiration. I have always been able to recall a memory and then use those feelings and senses to write what I need to write. I recall going to Colorado and standing on top of the mountain. I recall the fresh air and how beautiful my surroundings were. The memory of Colorado shows up in many of my works because I incorporate the nature of Colorado to any nature I need in my poems/ stories/ etc.

Smell is the sense that is most associated with memory because it can trigger memories the fastest. This might sound weird but whenever I smell the American Eagle "Real" cologne for guys I get a warm memory and remember soft hugs and surprisingly enough of a hunting trip. I can use this warm memory in my poems and also sadness and anger all depending on what memory I associated that smell with.

Sound can inspire my writing as well. I have a wear sense of inspiration however when it comes to music and sound. What gets me writing and pumped up/ in the mood for writing is actually songs from the animes that I watch. "in my world"  and "chain" by Rookiez is punk's,  "a world without danger" from the show "code lyoko" and any song from "bleach". I can listen to music and not be distracted by the actual words and their meaning. Sure I can repeat the sounds they are making but I do not know what they are saying. Allowing me to listen to the songs beat and the beauty of the sound. I find inspiration in this by associating the songs with the anime's themselves and then the feelings I get from them.

The last thing that really gets me inspired is obviously my own feelings. I write the best when I am mad, sad, frustrated, or down right raging. I realized without some kind of negative emotion I cannot write things that are that intense or worth reading, but for now that is really all I have to say about inspiration. Also if you really want, please tell me what inspires you.