Posts Tagged ‘Inspiration’

In order to listen one must be silent. For in silence one can learn.

But in this day and age we are surrounded by noise, and it takes a disciplined human being to learn the art of silence. Before you speak, listen. For it is in the silence that strategy, security, and serenity can be established in your spirit, soul and body.

So nullify the noise by drawing aside in silence.

From personal experience I can attest to the spiritual uplift that I receive from the silence. In addition, my mind is cleared of the daily pressures that make up my journey on planet earth. Through this practice I gain both clarity and calmness.

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A tear welled up in the corner of my eyes yesterday when I received a four word email from my eldest daughter. It simply said, ‘You inspire me dad!’

To me, personally, those four words are one of the highest forms of praise I could ever receive from her. The only one that tops it is ‘I love you!’

As her father, mentor, coach, and business associate, I am proud of her beyond words.

Why?

Because she’s my daughter. I was there the very moment her eyes were opened to see this big world. And I am extremely proud of my other two children.

But what inspired me was when I got such an email that I never anticipated – it touched my heart.

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‘Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.’ Napoleon Hill

If you want to live your dream life, you must learn to dream.

As a child we have no problem dreaming. Our imagination runs wild and we don’t ever consider that what we dream will never come to pass. However, throughout our years at school, and as we move on and into adulthood, many of us have lost the art of dreaming.

I am currently privileged to live on acreage that overlooks the bush, the hills, and an abundance of wildlife. I often take myself out from the busyness of my household and simply sit under the shade of my mango tree, and listen to the birdsong and imagine.

There is something serene and divine about immersing yourself in nature, and in being still. Simply by allowing your mind to move away from the daily demands of the day, you are positioning yourself to imagine.

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There is a flame that is lit within my heart every time that I consult with a great mind. It is often sparked by a book, a conversation, a speech, a movie, a song, a scene or even a sign.

And if I am ever ready to be lit up with inspiration, there is an immediate point of ignition from which creative thought, accompanied by corresponding action, is loosed – like rocket fuel. It causes an explosion, and I cannot but be inspired to be transformed into ‘the creator’.

But the fuel best foraged for such momentous events is a life filled with expectation to receive. That alone prepares the recipient for the flash.

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Words at times refuse to be announced. They float in mid air awaiting capture whilst still in flight. They lie beneath the surface of the bubbling brook swimming patiently until they are fished out. They parade in the field anticipating the thrust of the rope around their neck as they are pulled in.

They appear in the mist, in the sunshine, in the haze, in the snow storm, in the smoke, in the smog and at any time they will land on the page before your very eyes. Without warning they will strike.  Without introduction they will present.

But it is only those whom are aware of the habits of words who will translate the garble into a format that will influence their minds and the minds of others. For there is an ordering that must occur. There is a discipline that must be enforced if any sense is to be made out of the silent commotion that fills our world.

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