Back in my running days, my early 30's, I remember the practice of "carb-loading." Eating meals heavy in carbohydrates the day before a big race with the goal of the body storing up extra accessible fuel for the task ahead. This was especially important before long distance runs, and triathlons, races that always exceeded the longest training sessions. For a half marathon, 13.1 miles, the rule of thumb was that the longest training run should be about 10 miles, and with carb-loading you would finish the race. This was also a period in my life of living on a austere diet, I forced my body into a thin shape that I had outgrown as a child, an unnatural shape for me - so the carb fest of pasta and bread was a real feast, that my body used to create endurance needed to extraordinary (for me) feats. Likewise as creatives we can, we need to, feed our creative powers. We do this by viewing art, hearing music, reading - reading - reading, tasting, smelling, watching movies, going to the theater; taking it all in. Spend time in museums, galleries, streets and alleys covered in murals and graffiti, listen to familiar music, and new music, read things you love, read things that you hate, cook your favorites, and try new things. We feed our creative powers by travel, seeing different and new places and things. As creatives we need to fill our brains, and our bodies with fuel, with creative fodder. Take every opportunity you can to feed the beast of creativity.
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