Inspiration

Inspire yourself - what a task!

That means I need to

look in the mirror

literally and figuratively.

Then look around me to see

personal touches 

in my home

in my workplace 

that speak of my preferences.

The little pieces of inspiration that dart from my consciousness 

without being forced by someone else ~

Colour

Texture

Light and

Sound

Inspiration - 

Definitions range from 

the physical to the spiritual

but the one that makes the most sense to me is

the drawing in of breath.

Inspiration is not an act of aloneness

but an act of drawing in of the

world and all it holds for us.

All colours and shades of

beauty

ugliness

sadness

joy

Taking that inspired ‘breath’ of spirit

shades and colours each action

that becomes our work of life.

So back to the beginning - 

Inspire yourself - not really a task at all

but merely the breathe of life.

The task is in 

sorting through the dark from the light

setting it down with 

pen and paper, 

paint and canvas

and feeling joy in the task of creativity.

“It’s not the load that breaks you down,

it’s the way you carry it.”

~ Lou Holtz