Day 1884: Inspired

Because I am participating in an inspired group therapy conference with other inspired group therapists, I am inspired to make this blog post short today.

So, I will ask two inspired questions.

1. What has inspired you this past week?
2. Who has inspired you the most in your life?

I will post one inspired photo.

And I will share one inspired video.

I am inspired by so many places and people, including YOU.

Day 1401: What is the inspiration?

What is the inspiration for today’s blog post title?

It’s this card, which the inspiring Carla from cardiac rehab wrote for me, yesterday:

That is the inspiration for me to share this definition for “inspiration.”

in·spi·ra·tion
ˌinspəˈrāSH(ə)n/
noun
1. the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
“Helen had one of her flashes of inspiration”
synonyms: creativity, inventiveness, innovation, ingenuity, genius, imagination, originality
2. the drawing in of breath; inhalation.

As you draw in your next breath, pause a minute and think about this:

What is the inspiration for you?

That question is the inspiration for me to list some inspirations, here and now:

1. My late parents.
2. My son Aaron.
3. My boyfriend Michael.
4. My family.
5. My friends.
6. Other kind people I encounter, every day.
7. My work.
8. My patients.
9. The beauty I see all around me.
10. Music.
11. Things that make me laugh.
12. Bravery in others.
13. Writing.
14. My readers.
15. Delicious and healthy food.
16. Self care.
17. Nature.
18. Animals.
19. My doctors.
20. Hope for the future.
21. Acceptance of what is.
22. Faith in myself and others
23. Learning new things.
24. Home.
25. Taking time to heal.
26. My iPhone camera.

One thing I photographed yesterday was the inspiration for Carla from Cardiac Rehab to talk, non-stop, for several minutes. Can I inspire you to guess what inspired her so?

Carla’s inspiration was …

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… Mort, the hedgehog, who is riding high in a surgical mask, who always wears that hat, who gets dressed up in various outfits,  and who, one morning, was all packed to go to Las Vegas but “he missed his flight.” Nevertheless, Mort is the still the inspiration for many inspiring people who attend cardiac rehab at Mount Auburn Hospital.

What is the inspiration for my musical selection this morning?  I just searched YouTube for “inspiration music” and found this:

I’m hoping this post is the inspiration for you to leave a comment, below.

For all the inspirations who helped me create today’s post and for you — of course! — here’s one more inspiration from yesterday: