Inspire Yourself & Others

In the film What's New Pussycat, Woody Allen plays a character who gets a job in Paris dressing the dancers of the Folies Bergere. When he runs into his friend and excitedly tells him about the new job, his friend asks him what the pay is.  Allen responds by saying “It's twenty sous per week!”  “Twenty sous per week” exclaims the friend!  That's nothing!  Mere pittance!  I know says Allen, but it was all I could afford!

The moral of this story that if you're doing what you love, you would actually consider paying someone else because it’s so much fun and allows you to live your passion! 

Beverly Sills, world renowned opera singer with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, was asked after her retirement how she could give up such a lucrative career to go into directing.  She finally wearied of being asked that question, and had a necklace created with the initials I.A.D.T., standing for “I Already Did That”! 

We are created beings, and as such, are intended to be creative.  My philosophy is if we're not creating our art, whatever that art is, our artistic muscle atrophies.  Many artists (and I believe that's all of us)  have UNLIMITED TALENT AND GIFTS.  The imagination is endless.  We're always making things up, creating visions from our minds eye of whatever inspires us.

Where, What, Who and How do you get your inspiration?  The word “inspire” comes from the Latin root word “spirare” which means “to breathe” upon or into.  According to Jan Gordon, Executive Career & Coach,

“When we inspire others, we're living from our higher selves. When we're being inspired, we expand beyond what we previously were, or know our selves
to be. Our lives have new breath. Our soul and our actions are one.”

Three of my favorite authors who know how to inspire:  Alan Cohen, "Daily Breath of Life" and many more books; Matthew Fox; and Wayne Dyer (too many books to mention!).  Try reading Matthew Fox's "Right Livelihood:  Reinvention of Work

http://www.frenchcowgirls.com/ is my newest inspiration...what's yours?