It's amazing what inspiration would do to a person. Recently, I heard that Jeremy Lin listens to Lecrae before his games. I thought, No way! I listen to Lecrae before I take exams! I also learned that J.K. Rowling wrote her Harry Potter books in a cafe. I get all my stuff done at cafes! I know I'm stretching it here, but what amuses me is the fact that these people, both Lin and Rowling and others who share my sources of inspiration, can accomplish so, so, so much more than I ever have (and will?)...
I don't feel it often, but I do feel surges of inspiration once in a blue moon. These insanely brief moments of inspiration have pushed me to display insanely brief moments of genius and/or productivity in my life i.e. the time I decided I would go for pharmacy, the time I decided I would make my own jam, the time I realized I should apologize, the time I discovered I wasn't depressed but just fatigued, etc. Inspiration. It is key.
In the spirit of list-making (one of my most frequently mis/not-understood pastimes), the following are a few of the biggest inspirers that come to mind:
- Lecrae lyrics
- Eating at Whole Foods
- National Geographic magazines
- Waking up to the sound of David grinding coffee
- Good weather
- San Francisco
- Skies during thunderstorms
- Leaf veins
- New years eve/day
- Scripture
- La Belle Vie tasting menu
- American Short Stories books (particularly 2011's volume)
- Quiet beauty of really humble and/or hardworking people, i.e. Michelle Obama, Audrey, Meryl Streep, John Piper, Jeremy Lin, Ben Carson, my dad.
I'm telling you, inspiration is vital to enjoying life.
