A million flickering stars

The topic of inspiration came up the other day. I was listening to someone tell me about the qualities they are looking for in a mate. There were about 5 items on the check off list; ability to pay their own way, independence, reliability, physical attraction and inspires creativity. This was not an in-depth conversation, we were at happy hour and libations were being consumed.

I understand and agree in general with these attributes being desirable in a mate, but I got to thinking about inspiration and I thought it might be a good time to add a little clarification on the subject of inspiration.

If you break inspiration down into its core parts you have "in" and you have "spirit", therefore to look to someone else for your sense of inspiration will keep you on a never-ending and exhausting journey that will fall short every time.

Instead, sit still and quiet with your self. Watch sunlight light up all the beautiful colors of the leaves. Watch a child play and laugh. Watch a dog run across the park. Listen to the wind rustling through the leaves. Watch the birds sway on the branches of trees. Take the time to BE with yourself and search within yourself and there you will find an unlimited amount of inspiration.

Sometimes simply by sitting the soul collects wisdom and inspiration. The more you connect with this still quiet place with yourself, the more your eyes, ears and heart will open up to the inspiration that is swirling all around you like a million stars flickering in the universe.