Photo taken at the San Francisco Botanical Gardens
Inspiration
Serenity
Greet the day
Serene in essence
Clothed in light
Warmed in heart
Bound in spirit
Serene in essence
Clothed in light
Warmed in heart
Bound in spirit
Enlightened
By: Joanne Olivieri
Inspiration or “in-spirit” comes from within. When we are inspired we are in touch with our spirit. It is important to be observant of the world around us. What may seem like the least little thing to us may be the greatest source of inspiration.
Living in a cosmopolitan city it is easy to get caught up in the urban hustle and bustle. However even within a city setting your observations of the situations around you can touch your spirit.
Something as innocuous as a blackbird flitting about rummaging for food can inspire an epic poem or short story. I know it has for me. It doesn’t matter whether you are an artist or writer or just someone who likes to walk for exercise, the important thing is that you observe the world around you because it is in observance that we become inspired. By observing and really listening to nature and the world around us we allow ourselves to become free, open and at one with nature’s essence. So, when you hear the phrase “take time to stop and smell the roses” do just that.
How do you become inspired?
1. Take a walk in nature. Just listen to the quiet and experience the natural setting.
2. Immerse yourself in what you love to do. Focus on it as if there were nothing else around you. Become what you are doing.
3.Observe your surroundings. Even if you are just in your living room watching television, look around and observe everything in your presence. Trust me, there is inspiration in everything.
7 comments:
Beautiful post, Jo, and it took me back to when I used to read these sort of inspiring posts from you on today's blog.
Thanks, Icy. I want to get back to doing that again and incorporate more diversity on this blog. I'm treating it as my website and a sort of catch all for everything. Have a great Monday :)
wonderful message. Focus is something that I seem to have a bit of a problem with lately
all beautiful Jo, the picture, the poem and the reminders.
I LOVE this post Jo!!!!!
I love this post Jo!!!!
"Immerse yourself in what you love to do. Focus on it as if there were nothing else around you. Become what you are doing."
I have the opportunity be creative and to design everyday at work, and let me tell you Jo, I don't feel hungry, from 7-3pm, time flew by and I don't even know that I have been there for eight hours. I guess I am very inspired everyday to create and do what I love.
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