37 Sources of Inspiration and My Own Sources of Inspiration

This blog is called Inspire so it seems to me this post is a sort of home coming. Here are 37 sources of inspiration from different authors integrated during a Group Writing Project. Not a wiki but more fragmented and individually oriented. Recommended to all my readers.

So what are my own sources of inspiration ?  Here goes:

• Love (nothing inspires me more than love; opening up all my five (or six ;-)) senses, creating an outlook of infinity and unbounded possibilities, intensifying reality, appreciating the small things/details in life even more and an open, young and optimistic mind to the world at large)
• Children (the way they question the world, their innocence, autonomy, authenticity, inner spirit, energy, vulnerability and creativity)
• Friends (listening carefully, relaxing dinner evenings, open/personal/honest conversations, doing fun or new stuff)
• Water (waterfalls, the sound of seashores, rafting, swimming, showering, wake boarding, rain)
• Music (especially indie rock, jazz, classic, dance)
• Movies (mostly independent and art house)
• People watching/listening in a public space
• Smells (boosting associations and living in the moment)
• Nature (sunset/sunrise, cloud formations, animals, change of seasons, mountains, valleys, deserts, hiking, jungle, snow etc.)
• Scuba diving (both the boat journeys as well as diving itself are high impact meditative experiences to me)
• Spirituality (meditating, yoga)
• Serendipity/coincidences in life (the way life unfolds in funny and interesting ways)
• Reading (scanning and reading my blog roll with my favorite bloggers)
• Watching terrific videos on TEDTalks, Fora.tv and PopTech
• Dancing (physical activity making my head empty and the expression of my inner being)
• Spa/sauna/massage/floating (close your eyes, become aware of your body and ideas pop up)
• Dreams/sleep
• Watching outside of a train while listening to its repetitive sounds (almost mantra like)
• Working out (mindfulness and repetition creating Eureka moments)
• Design/architecture
• Paintings (especially Renoir, Monet, Picasso, Chagall, Klimt, Van Gogh, Degas) 
• TV (even though I don't watch TV anymore since February 2005 due to the rise of my digital lifestyle; I like 'Van Kooten en de Bie', stand up comedy, Twin Peaks, productions from 'Wim Kayzer' as sources for inspiration)

Looking forward to seeing your views on inspiration and your own sources of inspiration !

Comments

[EJ]

Great list!! There's one thing I consider most inspiring though, and that freedom / mobility.
In terms of mobility that means inviting local colours.

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[steven davies]

Your sources of inspiration are like mine(or mine like yours it is not important :)))I love scuba diving too and I like to use computers(equipment)for my dives.