Whenever I feel uninspired to write, I try many thngs. Putting the material aside for awhile, starting the paragraph, scene, or sentence over (there is something liberating in the "delete" button). Sometimes I take a walk. But I find the single most important source of inspiration for me is... football. And not arena football, college football or friday night lights - I mean #13, red and white, 38-year old with a bad hip, Kurt Warner and the rest of the Arizona Cardinals.
I find such a boost from the team because I think they're a lot like me. Sometimes the passes, running plays and touchdowns are smooth, concise and effortlessly executed just like a great day of writing. Other days they are misguided, confused and pretty much stink - just like a crappy day of writing. But I learn from them. I learn that some days are productive, some are not so. But all the same, you show up and you try - day after day.
Last year my favorite underdogs made it all the way to the Superbowl. They turned the heads of a lot of critics and won the hearts of others. So who knows - I hope we really are alike. If I work hard enough and try, try, try - maybe someday I'll have my own Superbowl and maybe Kurt will sign it!
Tomorrow - I'm off to watch the game in PHX!!
