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Inspiration comes when you least expect it. In fact, quite often if you're looking for inspiration it just cannot be found; however, rest assured if you're sitting in your car in traffic or doing the laundry a great idea or a profound aha moment will emerge. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could find a way to create those moments each and every day?
You don't look for inspiration but you can look for these everyday inspirational tools.
15 Places to Seek your Inspiration
1. Music. Music fills our souls and it inspires wonderful things. Take a moment each and every day to listen to a favorite song or to listen to a new artist you've heard great things about. Don't just put the song on and go back to what you were doing, sit down and really listen to it. If there are words, and you know them, feel free to belt it out and sing along.
2. Animals. We are the keepers of animal life on earth. Pets love you unconditionally and you are called to do the same if you choose to open your home to them. Take a page from their book. Use them as a way to get inspired about life. Pets act on instinct and are quite amusing.
3. Nature. Whether it is the wind in the trees or the clouds in the sky, stop for a moment and just listen to nature. Experience it as you walk down the street. Experience it for a few moments each day sitting on your back porch.
4. Children. Whether they're your own or you're just watching them from afar, children have infinite wisdom. When they're really young, they live their lives with complete honesty.
5. Your favorite book. Books are a great source of inspiration. They never fail to offer a snippet of inspiration and a quote can often leave us changed for lifeeven if you've read it a hundred times.
6. Religious text and phrases. Religion has much to teach us. Keeping meaningful quotes in your mind can be very inspiring.
7. Meditation. It is more than just chanting mantras. Meditation opens up the mind to see life in a quiet clear way that is not available in the noisy momentum of daily activities. Many people have found great inspiration in daily moments of meditation.
8. Art. Art can evoke many emotions from fear to anger to love to peace. Visit a gallery and find the meaning in the brushstrokes or the eye of a camera lens and let it inspire you.
9. Textures. From the softness of animal fur to the feel of a plush carpet between your toes, textures can offer great comfort, sensation and a source of gratitude and inspiration.
10. People watching. Everyone has a capacity for amazing things if they embrace it. Show kindness to others in hopes that they will pass it on.
11. Seek gratitude. Create a list of the things in your life that you are grateful for each day.
12. Dance. It sounds silly, but we are allowed to be silly. Even if you can't dance according to society's standards, turn on the music (or not) and start to boogie.
13. Friends are forever. Enjoy time with others who "get you" and share your feelings with those you trust.
14. Quotes. Pick an appropriate quote everyday and let that inspire all that you do.
15. Hobbies. There is more to life than work. Having outside interests adds depth and meaning to your life.
Inspiration is all around you and making it a part of your every day is as easy as knowing where to look. Once you find it, make the most of it, appreciate it, and share it with others - be an inspiration.
You don't look for inspiration but you can look for these everyday inspirational tools.
15 Places to Seek your Inspiration
1. Music. Music fills our souls and it inspires wonderful things. Take a moment each and every day to listen to a favorite song or to listen to a new artist you've heard great things about. Don't just put the song on and go back to what you were doing, sit down and really listen to it. If there are words, and you know them, feel free to belt it out and sing along.
2. Animals. We are the keepers of animal life on earth. Pets love you unconditionally and you are called to do the same if you choose to open your home to them. Take a page from their book. Use them as a way to get inspired about life. Pets act on instinct and are quite amusing.
3. Nature. Whether it is the wind in the trees or the clouds in the sky, stop for a moment and just listen to nature. Experience it as you walk down the street. Experience it for a few moments each day sitting on your back porch.
4. Children. Whether they're your own or you're just watching them from afar, children have infinite wisdom. When they're really young, they live their lives with complete honesty.
5. Your favorite book. Books are a great source of inspiration. They never fail to offer a snippet of inspiration and a quote can often leave us changed for lifeeven if you've read it a hundred times.
6. Religious text and phrases. Religion has much to teach us. Keeping meaningful quotes in your mind can be very inspiring.
7. Meditation. It is more than just chanting mantras. Meditation opens up the mind to see life in a quiet clear way that is not available in the noisy momentum of daily activities. Many people have found great inspiration in daily moments of meditation.
8. Art. Art can evoke many emotions from fear to anger to love to peace. Visit a gallery and find the meaning in the brushstrokes or the eye of a camera lens and let it inspire you.
9. Textures. From the softness of animal fur to the feel of a plush carpet between your toes, textures can offer great comfort, sensation and a source of gratitude and inspiration.
10. People watching. Everyone has a capacity for amazing things if they embrace it. Show kindness to others in hopes that they will pass it on.
11. Seek gratitude. Create a list of the things in your life that you are grateful for each day.
12. Dance. It sounds silly, but we are allowed to be silly. Even if you can't dance according to society's standards, turn on the music (or not) and start to boogie.
13. Friends are forever. Enjoy time with others who "get you" and share your feelings with those you trust.
14. Quotes. Pick an appropriate quote everyday and let that inspire all that you do.
15. Hobbies. There is more to life than work. Having outside interests adds depth and meaning to your life.
Inspiration is all around you and making it a part of your every day is as easy as knowing where to look. Once you find it, make the most of it, appreciate it, and share it with others - be an inspiration.
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