Two simple question to my blog readers domestic and abroad, onshore and offshore, PC or Mac, Adult or Child, Man or Woman; doesn’t matter if you populate this Big Blue Ball we call home than you’re included. Very simply, 1) Where do you draw inspiration from? 2) Who do you inspire? Respond in the context you feel most comfortable with, respond using your blogger profile, respond anonymously, I don’t care as long as you respond…..
For me, I draw my support and inspiration from above; first and foremost. I’m never let down, disappointed and it gives me the conviction to do better in spite of myself. I am a “giver” by nature and have been told that I can at times be inspiring and insightful. I am drawn, by nature, to people that are inspiring and for me it’s people and things that make me “think”. As I look around the planet with these new eyes of mine, I am intrigued and inspired by everything that has been placed here to meet our needs, dreams, hopes, etc. It’s amazing when you realize how perfect it all works together once we get the right pieces and place them right where they belong. Even when the wrong pieces collide it can be quite awesome and inspiring if we just open our mind….. That’s the perspective I come from. From a day job perspective it’s Malcolm Gladwell, Tom Peters, Rhonda Byrne, Marianne Williamson and FastCompany magazine and not necessarily in that order. From my other day job perspective it’s Ross Oscar Knight, Carlos Baez, Zack Arias and Art Wolfe each of who have a specific gift for capturing “all the pieces” of the puzzle in their exquisiteness and getting them to make sense, “fit”, defy the odds, keep you wanting to see more and challenge your paradigms…
Who do I inspire? That’s a little trickier because sometimes I/we never really know. It could be “all of you” or “none of you” who view my work on this Blog, my travel Blog or my website? It could be all or none of the people I photograph for weddings, lifestyle sessions, family portraits, fashion, etc. It could be all or none of the people I mentor at my “day job” on a monthly basis who provide me with just as much insight and drive as I hope I give back to them. It could be all or none of the photographers I’ve opened up my mind to over the last 12 months as these photographic concepts are finally sinking in. It could all of the above or none of the above which makes realize I have room to improve, “do more” and “do more better”. Conditionally I’d like to stipulate a sincere ‘thank you” and “pay it forward” for the people I engage BUT a “gift” with conditions isn’t a gift and inspiration should be “free of charge” right?
So, please respond from the context that makes sense for you. Respond as “you” or “anonymously “; I don’t care I just want to have a conversation with the Blog community on the topic. Don’t wimp out on me U.S. as this Blog has been visited by each US State. Offshore/abroad, I know you are reading as well as I’ve gotten hits from each country except Greenland, Central Africa and South Central Asia. So read, reflect and respond…
Be blessed…..
1 comment:
I am inspired by authenticity. Vulnerability. People who show up in all their mess and still manage the courage to speak their truth. Share their feelings, especially the ones they are not comfortable with. I am inspired by people who can hold the space for others to do just that.
I am inspired by generosity. By nature. By the wisdom of children. By my own daughter.
Do I inspire others? I don't know. I've been told that I do. But I know that you only see in others what already exists in you. We can be our own source of inspiration, I believe, by our awareness of something bigger than we are.
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