Last week I attended a series of lectures/presentations that were a part of a “kick off” for the company where I work. It gave me some serious flashbacks from my days at the university sitting there in rows staring at a projection with charts and bullet lists. As I was sitting there I started doodling on the notepad that was provided for each of us. At first I started off with abstract patterns but then I sort of let go and started drawing cartoons. I drew a “chibi” Soi Fon (from Bleach) among other things. I never expected such a simple thing as doodling to be so inspiring. All of a sudden I felt inspiration to do all sorts of things. Lately I’ve mostly been living my life on “auto pilot” where I haven’t really reflected on anything I’ve done. I’ve just gone with the flow. Living like that has its benefits though. For example it makes me less self concious when dealing with co-workers or whomever and it sort of numbs you, so you don’t feel depressed. But at the same time it’s not fulfilling at all and your mind becomes like a dry desert. There’s no inspiration and when you do stop and reflect for a while you realize things like “oh, a year has passed already”.