My husband and I have been developing a project for work. It is a project that we were inspired to do, and even better, hopefully will serve to inspire others. I have been debating a bit about the term ‘inspired’ as I was brought up to associate the word with things like Biblical text or religious people. What I’ve discovered though, in my research, is that inspiration relates to the universal force that helps give rise to or brings about change. Often that inspiration comes from natural sources like the clouds, the stars, people’s smiles and eyes, my husband’s strength and my daughter’s giggle.
Many of the people who inspire me, such as Einstein, Wayne Dyer, Ghandi, Emerson, and Muir, were inspired by natural formations, creations, and experiences. How wonderful it is to live in such a world that we can look up to the sky and be inspired to invent flight, fly a kite, compose the song that I sing to my daughter every night before bed (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star), paint vivid watercolours, or write a screenplay about travel to new worlds.
Choosing to be inspired helps me to be a better person… to be true to my heart and soul… to allow the Universe to work through me to inspire others. My challenge as of late is to determine what is the best way to stay inspired. I am reading The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying and ran across the following quote about finding inspiration: “Be alert for any sign of beauty or grace… with all sorts of remedies always at hand to elevate, cheer, illuminate, and inspire your every breath and movement”. The author then goes on to list a series of natural awe inducing events that inspire him. This got me thinking about my own natural sources of inspiration:
-Lightning
-Ocean waves washing up onto a beautiful beach
-Northern Lights
-Snowflakes
-Wind blowing through the trees
-A gentle warm rain
-Volcanoes, mountains, canyons, gorges
-A Smile on a child’s face
-Sunrise/sunset
-Moonbeams
-Watching my dog run around the backyard
-The love of my husband
-Using my abilities and talents to their fullest
No matter what inspires you, I think that the key is to give yourself the opportunity to be inspired each day by placing yourself in a position to observe what inspires you, or to place representations (photos, screen-savers, audio messages, icons) in each room of your home, your office, your car, your life so that you can connect with the Universe in your own way on a regular basis.
