Inspiration strikes when we delight ourselves. When we please ourselves. When we indulge our myriad curiosities.
When we move unabashedly toward that which compels us.
Inspiration strikes when we PLAY.
Seems simple enough. Give yourself more of what feels good. And watch the inspiration roll in.
But it can be surprisingly difficult.
Because we all have so many rules for ourselves. Stipulations around what we enjoy. Parameters around what piques our curiosity.
Maybe we tell ourselves we love high literature. But really we crave curling up with a comic book. Maybe we tell ourselves we love jazz. But it’s R&B that gets us on a dance floor.
We can get so twisted in what we’ve deemed RIGHT that we walk in the precise wrong direction.
Do you ACTUALLY love going to the museum? Do you ACTUALLY look forward to drinks with your colleagues?
Take a moment. Recalibrate. Remember who you ACTUALLY are.
I want to pick a wildflower on my afternoon walk. I want to bake cookies and lick the bowl. I want to take a book out of the library. I want lie under my piano and call my friend. I want to redecorate my bedroom. I want to take a robotics class.
The more you play, the more Inspiration considers you a great place to visit.
Figure out what play means to YOU.