Positivity: Inspiration

Inspiration comes in many forms.

Different things inspire different people, of course.  People can find inspiration in any of the five senses.  The taste of chocolate.  A piece of music.  The smell of fresh brewed coffee.  Sunlight in your eyes.  The feel of silk beneath your hands.  That sense of comfort and love from those closest to you.  Any of these alone or in combination can spark the imagination and inspire great things.

Inspiration has been personified throughout history.  The Nine Muses of Greek antiquity, for example.  Each Muse was believed to provide inspiration to writers, artists, great leaders and the like.  Even to this day we use the term “finding my muse” when we speak of a quest for inspiration.

What if, along the way, you become uninspired?  What if you find it hard to be inspired?  What if those things that brought you inspiration before no longer hold the magic they did?

Everyone and everything changes.  Life today may be similar to life yesterday and seem the same tomorrow, but every day is different.  Sometimes this is subtle, such as the weather and ambient temperature.  Sometimes this is not, like an unexpected relationship or some kind of tragic event.  No matter what it is, life is never the same from day to day, even when it feels as though it is.  As such, what inspires you now may not inspire you later.

Because inspiration can come in so many forms you can always find something new.  A new stimulus to the senses can have a different effect on you, and awaken a new inspiration.

Inspiration is how our world can be changed for the better.  Inspiration led to the design of monolithic architecture, sculpture, paintings, poetry and grand works of entertainment.  Inspiration is why George Lucas created the Star War universe.  Inspiration led Martin Luther King Jr. to declare to the world “I have a dream” and Ghandi to seek independence for his nation.

Inspiration is not always so grand.  Inspiration can be the reason you get out of bed in the morning.  Inspiration can cause you to clean your home.  Inspiration can help you ask that person out and begin a relationship.  Inspiration is what leads you from one path in life to choose another.

We can always seek out and find inspiration.  When we do, we can use this to find, create, and have a more positive, healthy attitude and life.  Inspiration may at times be elusive, but it is always out there, whether it finds you or you find it.

Finding positivity is not hard, it just requires action.  Knowing that you can be found by inspiration or find inspiration of your own lets you awaken possibility.  Knowing that you have inspiration, great or small, can empower you with the ability to open yourself to wholly new and different experiences.  You are empowered with the ability to be inspired and create Positivity.  Positive attitude begets positive energy, and that is always a good thing.

This is the tenth entry of my Positivity series.  It is my hope these weekly messages might help spread positive energies for everyone.  Feel free to reblog and spread the positivity.