It could be the essence of a feeling, an inner motivation, a thought that begs for analysis, wisdom passed down from famous people, or simply words set down in an order that strikes a chord within you.
Just me?
Because I do this nearly every day.
I have a theme or a mood that comes to mind, and my go-to source is Goodreads, where I search by word, phrase, author, or book until I discover three or four quotes that I find inspiring.
Sometimes I pair them with pictures I've taken, or I write them on pretty paper and stick them on my wall as a daily reminder.
More often they pile up in a long list and are forgotten until the rare occasions I scroll through my "collection" and remember why I was so inspired.
It saddens me that inspiration can be so fickle. Or maybe I'm the fickle one, because I can be driven with a fierce motivation one day and then forget why it was so important the very next day. Quickly my brain comes up with excuses for why my ideas are unattainable, or foolish, or imperfect. My plans to accomplish great tasks fall prey to distractions and an addiction to comfort.
Are there viable excuses that make this inability to complete a project forgivable?
Certainly. Unexpected events happen, headaches occur, or friends require quality time.
However, as I have grown in self-awareness, I know that I personally have a difficulty finishing what I start. There are a million ideas, which of course I want to tackle simultaneously, and then I overwhelm myself and get nothing done.
Seems incredibly inefficient, no?
Yet that is my life pattern - over and over again I become inspired, make plans, and then find reasons not to bring those plans into fruition.
(*On a side note, there are plenty of times I do accomplish great things! I also have an inner drive that hates to leave things unfinished and there are occasions where I nearly break myself in order to see something through. I am an enigma of contradiction.*)
No matter my successes or failures, I have a perpetual need to do better.
"Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it...yet."
~L.M. Montgomery, (Anne of Green Gables)
Rather than become bogged down by dwelling on what I have not accomplished, I will try to focus on what can still happen and pursue that.
"It's never too late to be what you might have been."
~George Eliot
What is something you've thought about doing for a long time but haven't felt possible? Something that perhaps scares you, or seems ridiculous for some reason or other? What if you tried it, and it worked? Allow yourself to hope and dream and fight for what makes you smile. What if you succeed in making your dreams come true?
"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm possible'!"
~Audrey Hepburn
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