25 Inspiring Things

1. When somebody you know does something amazing that you didn’t expect them to do or you didn’t even expect they would be capable of doing
2. Things children make with their own two hands
3. Friends that finally enjoy success in their artistic careers, after years of struggle
4. When the newspapers begin to write articles that make sense to you and indicate a coming change for the better
5. Art programmes that introduce you to artists that you have never heard of, but whose work you really like, once introduced to it
6. Discovering a new guitar sound, effects pedal, sample library or recording technique
7. People that have had a great misfortune, but survived it and continued to flourish and prosper in spite of it
8. Courageous people that look adversity and ill fortune in the face every day, but still smile
9. Coaches and motivational speakers that get you to think about how you can change your own life for the better, or make improvements in whatever it is you do, without making you feel guilty or inadequate
10. Blog posts that have astonishing, unexpected or original ideas, which cause of flood of your own related ideas to occur to you
11. The intricacy and delicacy or small insects and how they fly
12. When your cat finds a way of communicating with you in a deliberate way, so that you can tell what he is thinking and then realising that he is actually reminding you to chill out, by his insouciant example
13. A song with a melody and lyric that reaches you in just the right emotional places
14. Colour combinations that throb, vibrate, resonate and sing
15. A painting so evocative that you want to be in the picture, or a book so evocative that you want to live the story
16. Monumental sculptures so deliciously curvy that you want to touch and feel them, running your hands and fingertips over the surfaces and curves
17. Very loud rock music that you feel in your chest and experience as arm hair vibrations, not just hear
18. Discovering somebody’s secret hobby, interest or passion and realising how very much they know about it and how deeply they care about it
19. Seeing the love in a baby’s face when it trusts you to hold it and feed it
20. The deep, indescribable azure blue of the sky on a clear, sunny, cloudless day
21. Ocean breezes wafting at your face, with the delicate smell of the sea filling your nose
22. Going fast without crashing or endangering anybody, in complete control
23. Any outpouring of gratitude or generosity directed toward you, by anybody
24. Watching a friend get motivated to follow their dream and seeing them take effective action to achieve their goal
25. Knowing how to do something difficult that most other people cannot do