Inspiration is all around us. What inspires you to act? How do you inspire others?
“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light” – Aristotle Onassis.
The power of lift in those words gives life to my interest in the subject of Inspiration. You are about to listen to my thoughts on it. On how it begins within us. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote “And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Thomas Jefferson had another angle on it, “Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”
So, what does it mean to be inspired? Can we choose it or does it choose us? Could we miss it even if it chooses us? We can certainly be prepared and open to be inspired. Even go looking for it.
We can also expect to inspire others when we are being our best.