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 I have been in a bit of a creative slump lately. I am not at a lack of things to post and write about, just feeling overwhelmed at all I have to do.

So the answer has been to procrastinate and throw things together at the last minute. Not a good plan for a blogger with full-time job. Bad answer and over the past few days I’ve been trying to do something completely opposite.

I am surrounding myself with the sort of people who are constantly up to something new and doing something creative. The kind of people who blog, podcast, take photos and teach because they like it and want to share. I am trying to shed myself of the kind of people who find an episode of the Simpsons more compelling than the newest *insert creative endeavor here.*

There’s nothing wrong with doing your job to afford the life you want to live. Many people do it and that’s just fine. I am not one of those people and they tend to have an adverse affect on me.

So find what you are passionate about and find others who love the same thing. Wrap yourself up in them and take in all their creative energy. It sounds fruity, but it works and it’s real. Creative energy should never be wasted.

What do you do to keep your passions alive?