So when asked to do a creative
writing task on your ‘Inspiration’ I felt I had a moral obligation to look up
the most inspiring people on earth. However, nothing caught my eye so I came to
the conclusion that I have no Inspiration. From then on I decided to look, in
depth, at what Inspiration really means.
The word inspiration usually
means something that mentally stimulates you. But inspiration also means to
breathe in. The meanings poetically combine when you think of yourself
breathing in thoughts, filling your body with ideas. But do not forget to
breathe out.
Some people go through
hundreds of websites to find inspiration like me! However, looking for
inspiration is harder than it seems. Musicians, writers, artists, and most
people are scouring the world for inspiration. They breathe in and in and in, yet
most of them are not feeling inspired enough. They are looking for more,
thinking something else out there will truly inspire them.
Do you want to know why? It is
because nothing is truly inspiring unless you apply it to your work. In other
words, your work itself is the inspiration. You may hear something or see
something that gives you a new idea, but it is only when you stop and think of
your work through this new perspective that you actually jump up and go to turn
the idea into reality. That is the real inspiration that everyone is looking
for!
People think that if they keep
reading articles, browsing books, listening to talks, or meeting people, they are
going to suddenly become inspired. But constantly seeking inspiration has the
opposite effect.
