There was a moment when I was lying in bed looking outside my window—the sun was setting so the sky was a beautiful gradient. I honestly never spend much time doing nothing and soaking in the little things that surround us every day. Looking at the clouds and observing how fast and how slow they might move and realizing how this was the first time I’ve ever observed clouds from my bed (was a strange realization at how I’m constantly having to be pre-occupied with something to feel “productive”). Even though this moment in time didn’t necessarily spark something immediately within me to create, it simply made me be more thankful for the life that I live. To slow down. That it’s okay to take a break. Sometimes what we do need for the creative process is time, to let our ideas incubate. It also allowed me to appreciate the little things in life, the beauty that surrounds us. I think for those few moments, being in my own world and not having to stress or worry about anything else was almost meditative. In a blink of an eye the sun had already set, and I could no longer see the clouds—change happens so quickly if you’re distracted. Stop and smell the flowers! Overall, it reminded me that you cannot force the creative process to happen whenever—it will come to you with time. Remember to enjoy life and the little things—and everything else will come to you!