How Do You Refill Your Well?

A question that plagues every creative person.

Stayed fueled as a creative person is an idea that has been on my mind for a while. I planned some ways to refuel back in February for a challenge and I have been reflecting about what is life-giving to me and what is depleting.

I am also trying to decipher between what is general depletion and what is just plain exhaustion. Some of my conclusions are:

I need replenishing and recharging, but I do not always know what these look like.

I need to read more which fuels me and my writing.

I need to be around children to talk and listen to how they think — this has always creatively fueled me.

I need to routinely walk and run in nature.

I need to analyze data. It is part of my day job but I also need to analyze personal data. This can be a dangerous practice however and can take me into a depression spiral. There are certain facts about my life that I do not want to look at because I cannot positively frame it. One example is I figured out my hourly rate at my current district and now I can not UNKNOW it.

I need to share stories with people in various forms of writing and storytelling.