What Inspires You?

As a writer by practice, I sometimes have difficulty discovering new things to write about. Inspiration comes and goes. We all come across countless morsels of information every day. One can only hope to be inspired by a handful of these morsels. However, sometimes inspiration comes from no inspiration at all. In thinking of something to write about here today, I started thinking about how I needed more inspiration. From this came the idea for this post.

No matter where it comes from, true inspiration strikes when something peeks one's interest. If you've ever tried to write a paper for school on a subject that you didn't care about, you know that it's much harder to do than when you actually do care about the subject you are writing about. However, the more you deal with a subject you do not like, you may find yourself becoming more interested in it, and this in itself can spark inspiration.

Inspiration is also involved in spirituality, especially for those who walk a path that borrows from many spiritual ideologies. I myself am a Non-Denominational Pagan. I simply do not see a need to limit myself to one doctrine. In affect, my spiritual path is constantly changing. Some ideologies have stuck with me, even from my past as a Christian, but I am constantly learning and growing spiritually. I cannot say that any doctrines are bad, for doctrines can inspire good in one's life. I know that my previous faith inspired me to be a better person. Whatever works for the individual is whatever works for the individual.

That being said, what works for you? What inspires you? What inspires your spiritually? What inspires your day to day life? If you create, what inspires your creations? Has this post inspired you?