Greetings Adventurer! If you're anything like me, you've spent a good part of 2020 of looking out the window, dreaming about being somewhere else. News from Make-Believe Press: # 3 Windows & Daydreaming Greetings Adventurer! If you're anything like me, you've spent a good part of 2020 of looking out the window, dreaming about being somewhere els
News from Make-Believe Press: # 3
Windows & Daydreaming
Greetings Adventurer!
If you're anything like me, you've spent a good part of 2020 of looking out the window, dreaming about being somewhere else.
Maybe you've got an incredible view overlooking a forested hillside that calms or inspires you. Or maybe you've got a view of the building next door and you’ve memorized how many bricks are visible from your desk. Whatever your window situation, if you've spent the majority of the past year inside dreaming of a different view there's an increasing hope that this dream will be a reality soon. Fingers crossed.
If you haven’t had time to stare out the window and let your mind wander, then you might want to set some time aside just for that.
If you need to be convinced to do so, the School of Thought has made a lovely video on The Importance of Staring out of the Window. As creative people in this productivity obsessed world, we should try and give our minds some space to drift without judgement. Every waking moment doesn’t have to be dedicated to work. Frivolously drifting mentally out the window can be a perfect refresh for when you’re feeling inspiration block.
If you are unfortunately stuck with the view of the of the building next door and you really have memorized how many bricks are visible from your desk, let me help you change that with a lovely idea by Sonali Ranjit and Vaishnav Balasubramaniam. They put their heads together to make WindowSwap.com. It’s website that lets you look out someone else’s window for a change.
“Window Swap is here to fill that deep void in our wanderlust hearts by allowing us to look through someone else's window, somewhere in the world, for a while.” -window-swap.com
It may not be a trip to strange and wonderous lands, but at least you can have a new view out of a window in strange and wonderous land (or at the very least a view into someone’s backyard). Open a window to a new view and let your mind drift. If you find yourself inspired, create if you feel called to. Above all give yourself permission to refresh and recharge.
This month’s word is Vista! Whether it’s the view from a window that you’ve grown accustomed to or the mental view you’ve developed over the past year, I hope your vista is a pleasant one.
Your CREATIVE MISSION, if you choose to accept, is to write or sketch a short piece that is inspired by this image:
Approach it like a child approaches play. No one has to see it. Create with freedom. I believe in you adventurer!
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions you can reach me at victoria@make-believepress.com. I look forward to hearing from you.
Stay safe, Adventurer!
-Victoria
P.S. The beach photo is by Sean O. The Shuttered Window photo is by Daoud Abismail. Both were found on Unsplash. All other photos were screenshots and are hyperlinked to the original source.
