Inspiration Boost

Wakodahatchee Sunrise by Carol Anne Ances

Inspiration Boost

When our granddaughter Melody hears the song “Do you want to be a Snowman” from the movie Frozen, she stops in her tracks, snaps to attention and stands still, listening. The glow of magic on her face tells me the wheels of her inspiration are spinning in her head. Whenever I face paint kids at a party, I love to watch their faces light up as they look in the mirror at the comic book heroes and princesses they have suddenly become. It is as though they have just had a boost of inspiration, confidence and belief.   

The Oxford dictionaries define inspiration as “the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something.”  The Cambridge English Dictionary says that inspiration is “someone or something that gives you ideas for doing something.”

My morning inspiration boost takes place when I visit Wakodahatchee wetlands near my Florida home.  The sunrises burst in the east, setting the skies on fire. Every time I turn a corner, birds start their day roosting or taking off in flocks to find food or nesting materials. As I write poetry, my energy shifts from ‘anxious’, ‘distracted’ and ‘closed off’ to ‘calm’, ‘alert’, ‘open and connected’. This naturally good feeling helps keep me grounded all day.

           

How do you get your inspiration boost? Maybe, it’s playing a round of golf, eating chocolate, renovating a room, photographing wildlife or jogging to get those endorphins to kick in. In The Purple Bowtie, main character Lisa Robertson gets her peak inspiration at 3am when she channels poetry to the music of Bach.

Still searching for your daily inspiration boost?  Here’s one:  Put on music, that makes you want to accomplish amazing things, like the Theme from Chariots of Fire or Rocky. Take note of how the energy feels, sounds and moves in your body.  If it flows and gives you relief and joy, you are on the right track. Know that inspiration boosts can take place any time…any place. The key is to soak up their positive energy and take it with you wherever you go.

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