Occasionally we like to welcome Guest RoadBroad Bloggers. Today we are honored to highlight a post by Angie Rooker. She shares great advice for writing and life in general. Please enjoy her words and then you will find her bio at the end of the blog.
There’s this aspect that no matter where you travel, you cannot truly ever escape yourself, even when your aim is to distance yourself from the daily grind with a getaway or reprieve. Some seek mountains to climb or pyramids to explore, which always proves to be an arduous journey of planning and implementing baby steps to fulfill a heart’s dream.
On my own journey in life, I’ve found that no matter how far I aim to travel, I am with me wherever I go. Am I a good companion or am I someone who aims to pick apart everything I experience with cynicism and critique, never truly satisfied until I reach just one more summit? I aim to find satisfaction and serenity on whatever path I take, for wherever I go, I carry with me a pocket full of whimsy and hope. I have this lens I see the world with, a way to always seek the beauty, which is something I have found that has been the heart of my resiliency as well as my driven spirit.
Finding oneself on the road often comes in pockets of solitude and long stretches of winding pavement. Fabulous playlists are always a prerequisite to hit the right mindset for clarity or inspiration to come through. I always find the best solution for any road-block that I face with my writing or characters when I hit the road- my eye always trained to find one more aspect of how to best define my story-line within the rush of beautiful landscape.
Inner landscapes are worth exploring, for we are all bursting with vast lands of imagination that can often take us places better than any booked trip outside of ourselves. In waking life, you have delays, stressors, traffic jams, and often impatient people who tend to express their unforgiving frustrations with you if you are trying your hand at a new environment or foreign language.
In the inner worlds, you ultimately have the power to create any path you want to take- where characters can rise up and greet you when you least expect it and dialog bubbles up on long strolls through landscaped parks as you take in the beauty of your surroundings. If you ever end up on a dead end road, you can wordsmith your way to create solution to any obstacle before you.
Ask the page, I always say, for any answer that you may seek. I often get answers like, “only time will tell”, or very often a “I can’t tell you yet”. On a blank page, you find yourself in a place of questions, asking too often what direction do I listen, or can I listen to now.
With pen in hand, you are able to wield a compass in any direction. The choice is yours, so where to next?
About Angie Rooker:
Angie Rooker is an author, poet, and mixed media artist who lives in Kansas with her daughter and pups. Having worked in the field of youth advocacy for over thirteen years prior to becoming a published author, Angie dedicates her energy toward encouraging others to build their connection to their voice, personal strengths, and potential to make a positive difference in the world.
Angie loves sharing her magical imagination and continuously enjoys playing in and exploring the world of creativity.