Whoa, I was almost a blogger last week

There's something more substantial I would like to post, but it involves my sitting down and thinking through some things. Which is proving too challenging a task for me. I've had this problem for years now. Thankfully, Pearls Before Swine has finally showed me the source of my problem. (You might have to change your screen to 125% to read it. Sorry 'bout that.)


Love it!

Playing with semantics

You all have convinced me that inspiration is not as straightforward as I had thought. Jill commented that she was easily motivated but not easily inspired. I found that interesting because I think of motivation as being harder to come by than inspiration. My interpretation is that a person can be inspired without necessarily acting, but to be motivated implies that there has been or will be action. Shannon was contemplating something similar on her blog, asking what it takes for inspiration to translate into action--especially long-term action. So I figured it was time to dig a little deeper.

Merriam-Webster gave me more definitions of inspiration than I wanted, but two of them best capture my interpretation of the word: "the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions" and "the act of influencing or suggesting opinions." So inspiration moves us and has the potential to influence us. Personally, I've found that if I don't dwell on moments of inspiration, I will pretty much immediately forget all about it and very little influence is involved. I'm not sure I've managed to clarify anything with this post, but if you've changed or added to your ideas of what inspires you, I'd love to read your thoughts.

This post has been much more dry than I would have liked, so I'll leave one last question, just for fun. Justin's out flying tonight and I haven't made too many friends here yet, so I'm home alone attempting to entertain myself. When you're home alone and don't want to be and have nothing left to cross of your to-do list, what do you do to pass the time?