Where Does Your Inspiration To Dream Come From?

This week I’ve been in California and today I went for a run around Disneyland and Downtown Disney. Yes… I’m a Disney fan but our hotel happened to be next door to the park and I needed a run. So I did…

As I’m running, I’m watching families head toward the park and noticing all the happy faces of kids who are getting ready to be wow’d by Mickey Mouse while their parents have this somewhat stressed look on their faces… It’s a fun site.

But here’s what happens to me when I’m out and about in my travels. The weather, the sites, the sounds, the smells…Palm trees and sunsets over the ocean… they all play into the experience I have at the moment. Today I ran, listening to Coldplay, enjoying the weather and the smelling the fresh flowers along the sidewalks. It was perfect.

Those simple elements send my mind racing with ideas, filling my mind with inspiration to dream big dreams and work out in my head the likely hood of those dreams actually being fulfilled.

The crazy thing is… those moments of inspiration are so valuable to me because they really do help me get from point “a” to point “b” as I work through different ideas in my head.

I’m always amazed at how much my senses play into my day… my life… how I process life and gain inspiration for my dreams in life.

How does this work for you?

How does inspiration usher it’s way into your dreams?

Is it through certain music?

Certain places you go?

People you are around?

A drive in the car?

What is it?

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  • http://goinswriter.com Jeff Goins

    Music is certainly one of the ways in which I find inspiration. Running is another. I often combine the two (as do you, apparently). What Coldplay album was it?

    • http://www.spencesmith.com Spence Smith

      Nice! Viva La Vida I love that CD!

  • http://www.sweet-joni.blogspot.com Joni_In_MN

    Great blog, thanks for sharing and the photos have been awe-spiring! Past inspirations came while in stillness at "my" spot overlooking the mountain & lake… along with fresh air… the 3 seem to go hand-in-hand with God's creature of nature. Pure solitude & clarity.

    Since that spot is not 1/2 way across US now; I find that I'm most inspiried while out riding bicycle trail through a forest created by God.

    So, I'd say NATURE is the key here. Stuck at home during the dead of winter — it's MUSIC… mostly (again) sounds of nature… (no voices). Pure Solitude, opens quite a flow to creative writing & art.

    Thanks for asking Spence! God Bless to another beautiful day in HIS name, Jesus our Lord & Savior,
    ~Joni

    • http://www.spencesmith.com Spence Smith

      awesome… i agree… nature does it for me at times too. it's awe inspiring to see something so beautiful. Thanks Joni!