Inspiration Is Like Chasing Fireflies In The Night Breeze

Fireflies in a bottle

It was late evening and I was exhausted. I turned out the light, said a quick prayer, and waited for sleep to whisk me away. But instead of drifting off, I suddenly got inspiration for a new post, bullet points and all.

My first reaction was, I’ll just write this down in the morning when I’m not so tired. But experience has taught me that half of those thoughts would vanish by sunrise.

So I turned the light back on and reached for my journal… only to remember I’d left it downstairs in my office. Inspiration was getting inconvenient.

I’m convinced if we could capture enough inspiration, like fireflies in a bottle, it would light the path to that “next level” we’re aiming for. Maybe even as far as that retirement we dream about, but never quite plan for.

Do you ever get prompted to do something, only to realize it is the worst possible time?

When (or where) are you most inspired? And what do you do with the insights that arrive when inspiration hits?

Do you capture those tiny points of light, or do you let them fade into the darkness of “tomorrow”?

The Captivating Wedding

Photo of bride and groom

It happened years ago in Brazil, where we lived at the time, in a little church my dad was overseeing. The modest chapel stood on a hillside overlooking the red clay-tiled roofs of the houses below that spilled out across the valley. On this particular day, he was presiding over a wedding and so we were all invited to attend what turned out to be an amazing ceremony and a valuable life lesson. Looking back now, it was without a doubt the humblest wedding I ever attended, but at the same time one of the most captivating.

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Live Inspired

Inspiration is the genesis of all creativity. You first have to see it in your mind, and then find a way to make your inspiration take on some form of reality. Inspiration for me comes mostly in the form of content ideas for this blog or for my business, although I have been known to do some poetic writing as well. What are you inspired by and what form does it take in your life? Do you know how to live inspired?

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