Your Inspiration Could Be Blinded
By: Juliana James
Tags: Self Inspiration, Lifehacks, Motivation, Inspiration, Self Improvement

It’s almost like you need inspiration to do almost anything these days. Like how it took me some minutes to come up with a title for this article. I’m tired to think and over-think on how to make stuff work, it is the hardest part about being a creative.

Although, music is great source of inspiration for me, but I would prefer to stay closer to anyone that places me on the bridge of their brainstorming for great ideas. What I mean is, there’s usually one person around doing something that you adore, and because you can’t do it like they do, they inspire you, to do more of you. Literally, just doing anything at all is enough to inspire what you could do next. It’s all an intentional way of living.

Okay! So, let’s start with a list of things that could possibly inspire you;

1. Music, which I mentioned earlier, is a pretty great start for inspiration. Having a writers’ block can be discouraging, and I always need something to push me past the halt. This is where good lyrical music comes in. I just discovered DSVN, the man is awwmazing with rhythm. (Music recommendation; Do it well, Mood, Too Deep, check him out!). Maybe you have the brain of a writer and use it for other things, yea? Like art! So music can make you feel like a Da Vinci in your downtime moments.

2. Read a book, okay? Like I’ve read about 3 books already into this year, and I. Am. Still. Searching. For the right inspiration. I think? I don’t know, but reading does help with smart thinking. But it has to be a book that you can relate well with. Like, can you relate with ‘The Subtle Art of Not Giving A Fuck’? Honestly, let’s not deceive ourselves, a lot of y’all like the art of that book, but do you really do what the book teaches? Do you? Maybe a good start will be ‘Who Moved My Cheese’. Not giving a review, but yea… Reading inspires… (some) people.

3. Exercise, before you try out number 4, test out the effectiveness of exercising. I mean like, running, skipping, swimming, crunches, squatting, all of that are great ways to keeping your brain active, your mind positive and most definitely a hearty and healthy heart. If you do have a positive mind at 89% of your time, inspiration will be right next to you.

4. Even coffee. If you have a good bright cup of coffee, I promise you that your back will be well straightened out to do the work that you have set out to do. I’m not sure how it might work for you, especially if you don’t already like drinking coffee, but having a cup of coffee twice a week won’t harm you at all… Nooo! It will in fact force you to stay hydrated. I think you could have a seizure if you take too much (maybe 9 cups) a day, and an entire month to recover, so I’ve heard. LOL.

5. Then there’s talking to a friend. My Yoruba friend thinks I’ve used him as an inspiration to write this article, because I told him that. No, he wasn’t the ginger, he just subconsciously helped slice the ginger to my spice. Okay, none of that makes sense. What I mean, again, is, talking to people can inspire you to the one thing that you’ve procrastinated on all day. And it’s okay to share with them how you really feel about your creative burnout.

Now, all these are possible ways to inspire you. I honestly don’t think inspiration starts on the outside, I think it begins from within.