Contributed by Alexandra Sissulak.

Be Open for “Inspiration”

Our days are filled with so much to take in and absorb, we are constantly bombarded with the stimulation asking, begging, or pleading for our attention and asking us to take some kind of action.  Between news and social media, marketing and advertising, our eyes and ears are getting tired from seeing and hearing the same madness all the time. Walking through life without the energy or bandwidth to consume the everything being flung in our direction.  It really is no wonder we’ve become nearly blind to the limitless inspiration all around us, surrounding us in our everyday life.  It has been so overwhelming that some of us began to isolate and estrange ourselves from everyday society; barely hanging on….

One day, we catch a flash of something that tugs on our head-strings, makes us vibrate with excitement, or compels us to think creatively.  It comes from a song we hear, engaging with someone we love, or looking for a solution to help do the things we enjoy and the tasks we dislike better, easier, or more efficient.

We are drawn to it like a moth to a flame. All it takes is a spark, a flicker that ignites, the only light bright enough to pierce through the thick cloud layer of fog, dust, and other shattered debris; flowing energy radiating outwards, sweeping indiscriminately, gathering momentum.

Inspiration can be found lurking and hiding within our environment or around the people with whom we interact, like an elusive hidden gem. However, it must be given before it can be received and vice versa; very similar, remarkable, and divine as love. Further, it needs a place to go to be received, and vice versa…

Here’s the rub if one isn’t open to receive inspiration it can’t get in. It has nowhere to go, because the entrance has been shut tight, boarded up, and barricaded to drown out the constant chaos of modern life. Inspiration can knock, or ring the doorbell all it wants but if the door isn’t open, nothing is getting through.

“The most impenetrable barriers between ourselves and our
own happiness are those that are self-imposed.” – Me

So how do we overcome this, get back into the flow of giving and receiving inspiration?  Blasting away those barriers can be as simple as changing your perspective as well as reminding yourself who you are, what you’re here to do, and most importantly why you do it.

First, we look within. We analyze our values. Maybe we have a list lying around that has a was handwritten in chalk somewhere on the driveway last summer or crumpled and lying on the bottom of our desk drawer… ya know what? Never mind, the outcome is far better when you start all over again anyway!  If you’re looking for help figuring out what your values are, you’ve entered the wrong line; there are plenty of other posts out there in the digi-verse you might be lost for days though…so

Great, now that we’re back and we’ve been sufficiently reacquainted with everything gives us enough reason to live we’d die for it, let’s continue.

Second, start by creating, doing, or making something, anything, that makes only you, and ONLY happy. Whatever it is, intend to impress no one. Your happiness is always defined by you.

What happens next is amazing!!!  The door for inspiration to come pouring back in is blown wide open and balance is restored.  Life starts to flow again, fueling yourself and others with infinite inspiration.

When the door opens, what kind of inspiration will find you… and vice versa?