Re-Inspiration

"Read, every day, something no one else is reading.
Think, every day, something no one else is thinking.
Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do.
​It is bad for the mind to continually be part of unanimity."
~ Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Does inspiration ever actually leave us? I don't believe so. I believe that after knocking on your door for years on end with nobody answering and letting it in, it eventually stops knocking- but it doesn't leave. It just waits outside like a dog in the rain, patiently waiting to be remembered. 

I think it's safe to say that we would all like to live more inspired, passionate lives. Most of us, at one point or many, have wild dreams of adventures of a lifetime. My guess is that a very small percentage of people actually live out these dreams while the rest of us either forget about them all together and find pleasure in a mundane life, or they continue to dream but also continue to do nothing. Which one are you? 

The problem is that it is so easy to get daunted by the process of inspiration. This morning I woke up to my Note From the Universe reading:

"Don't let the dazzling heights you aspire to scare you from getting started. 
After all, few could climb Mt Everest tomorrow, though virtually all could begin preparing."

We tend to make mountains out of molehills, it is a really wonderful loophole that our minds have created so that when we get lazy and decide to back out of our dreams we have a good excuse, because it was all just too much to do right now. Then we either shuffle on down to the next inspiration we get, or we continue to moan and groan about the last one and how we really truly wanted it so bad. Let's be frank, you didn't want it so bad because if you did you wouldn't have given up.

So start small, or start big. What.ever. Just start. Dream, Dream big. Then dream again and make it even bigger. You see, we create glass ceilings for ourselves a lot- it's another one of those mental loopholes that creates a safety blanket- why reach the stars when you can just look at them? NO- let's touch the stars. Once you start dreaming you need to act! It may not be fast or intense, but it does need to happen. 

A big problem is that people start working towards their dreams and about halfway through feel totally under impressed with what they have achieve thus far.  You thought that you would have been so much further along then you are right now... thus starts the mental bullying. You convince yourself that you are failing, then you actually do fail. Free will and choice is a very sensitive thing. 

The other big problem is that you get lost in the labyrinth of ideas and work and forget about the gem that you are fighting for at the center. You are at the start, you see exactly what you want, you start running full-force into the labyrinth, totally psyched about your gem, then you start to get tired, then distracted then the next thing you know you are looking around and all you see is shrubbery and have no clue what you were running for in the first place. 

So be mindful of your dream- put it in a glass case in the center of the room so that you can see it every day. Make a plan and move deliberately through it, reminding yourself that every day is a success if you at least thought of your dream. That's right, you don't always have to do something for your dream, but you do have to at least keep the process in mind every day. It's like a good marriage, you don't need to go on a hot date every night of the week, but you do need to hold him/her within your heart every day.  Similarly, you need a good support system to keep you on track when things are tricky. So talk about your dream, find people to hold you accountable. Don't allow your tricky mind to create another loophole of "well, if I don't tell anyone about my dream, then if I fail to attain it nobody will know." Talk about it, talk about every little step you have taken and what is next. Get excited about it, allow others to get excited for you.

Most importantly, dear friend, it doesn't matter how big or small it is, what matter's is that it matters to you. If this dream will make you feel a little bit more whole, then it is always worth it to work towards.