lacking inspiration?
It's always a dangerous venture to write a blog without inspiration...but i thought that perhaps my lack of inspiration would be inspiration enough.
I was wondering the other day, where my inspiration had gone? Did it run away? Did i scare it away? Was it taken away? Or did i simply use it up? ...can one run out of inspiration?
Inspiration: "stimulation or arousal of the mind, feelings, etc, to special/unusual activity or creativity"
So, perhaps if one is not "stimulated," a feeling of lack-of-inspiration can occur? What stimulates you? What gets you excited? What arouses your passionate side? What evokes strong feelings within you?
Art? Media? Literature? Dance? Music? Morals? Injustice? People? God? Photography?
Wow! YES, photography! ...photos, images, pictures, colors and messages painted in color of time - they INSPIRE PEOPLE!
...i know for me, all of the above inspire me to some extent, but my inspiration of the things of this world are dull in comparison to the inspiration i get from the majesty of God's creation: the intricacy of the human body, the detail of every leaf from the trees, the colors of seasons, the vastness of the sky, the diversity of peoples, the vibrancy of life, the darkness of night, the brilliance of the sun, the coolness of water, ...life, breath, feelings, emotions. God is amazing. And if i open my eyes and look about me, it is easy to get inspired. But perhaps when my focus is closed on my personal little bubble, and my personal little problems, and my personal little career, it's easy to loose inspiration.
My prayer, my friends, is that today you would open your eyes, look around you, and be inspired by the gift of life that God has given you. Be inspired by the God the Lord "who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth, and that which comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to those who walk on it." (Isaiah 42:5)
I was wondering the other day, where my inspiration had gone? Did it run away? Did i scare it away? Was it taken away? Or did i simply use it up? ...can one run out of inspiration?
Inspiration: "stimulation or arousal of the mind, feelings, etc, to special/unusual activity or creativity"
So, perhaps if one is not "stimulated," a feeling of lack-of-inspiration can occur? What stimulates you? What gets you excited? What arouses your passionate side? What evokes strong feelings within you?
Art? Media? Literature? Dance? Music? Morals? Injustice? People? God? Photography?
Wow! YES, photography! ...photos, images, pictures, colors and messages painted in color of time - they INSPIRE PEOPLE!
...i know for me, all of the above inspire me to some extent, but my inspiration of the things of this world are dull in comparison to the inspiration i get from the majesty of God's creation: the intricacy of the human body, the detail of every leaf from the trees, the colors of seasons, the vastness of the sky, the diversity of peoples, the vibrancy of life, the darkness of night, the brilliance of the sun, the coolness of water, ...life, breath, feelings, emotions. God is amazing. And if i open my eyes and look about me, it is easy to get inspired. But perhaps when my focus is closed on my personal little bubble, and my personal little problems, and my personal little career, it's easy to loose inspiration.
My prayer, my friends, is that today you would open your eyes, look around you, and be inspired by the gift of life that God has given you. Be inspired by the God the Lord "who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth, and that which comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to those who walk on it." (Isaiah 42:5)
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