Living an Inspired Life
Bill Frase | Nov 29, 2010 | Comments 5
I have been doing a lot of thinking lately about inspiration. When I look at my own life, in many of its finer aspects, it has been a search for inspiration. It has also been an attempt at becoming a channel of inspiration. When I think about my life-all of it-I think in many ways inspiration seems to be at the center of everything for me.
Sure, I have sought money, influence, pleasure and other such things along the way, and yet as I look at them now, they really seem to me more like handholds, images, or reflections of something more magnificent that I have desired deep-down: inspiration.
What is inspiration? For me this world is about connecting with a reality that is so much larger than what our conscious awareness is usually experiencing. It is about experiencing the sublime that currently peeks into our realities every now and then.
For me, inspiration is not just supposed to be an every-now-and-then-the-angels-sing-and-the-sky-lights-up-like-a-million-suns kind of a moment. I believe that we are all being called, guided, and led to live inspiring lives. Not lives where details distract us and bring us down, but where every aspect of our lives radiates goodness, truth, and beauty as a matter of course. Inspiration is about connection to more of who we really are, to more of who we are to each other, to more of the Source from whence we come.
Just because we haven’t perceived inspiration on a constant basis does not mean that it is not constantly available. I believe that our current Inspiration Quotient (I.Q.?) is only a reflection of our current openness to it, not to the amount that is available. I like to think of it as an infinite, untapped resource of incredible power with more than enough to transform everything for the better, beyond our abilities to imagine.
I think inspiration is basically about two things: what we receive and what we release. Receiving and releasing are partners in the dance of life. For as we receive inspiration, we are empowered to release more of what keeps us from perceiving it. As we release the fear-based programming that dulls and limits our perceptions, we are even more open to experiencing the inspiration that surrounds us like the air we breathe. And so these two aspects: receiving and releasing form a potential cycle of renewal that we can participate in as we seek to move from living according to our fears to living according to inspiration as it breaks into our souls, hearts, minds, and bodies.
There is so much more for us to experience. There are unlimited possibilities just on the other side of our fears and doubts. Let’s receive power and release fear and together discover a new fire within and amongst us that burns ever and ever brighter.
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Great post Bill**Really enjoyed reading this, good inspiration is what this world needs more of!
I too deeply believe that “we are all being called, guided, and led to live inspiring lives.”
I believe that by living our best version of what is our most genuine and authentic selves we glow…we emanate ‘truth’ and it is beautiful, and it will inspire others because it will mirror a reflection of what they feel, aspire to, or are moved by.
And YES, there are so many possibilities on the other side of our fears, it is the biggest blockage of our times. Now if we could just get past our fears….
Claudia, Thanks for the comment and the affirmation! The thing I most desire in my own life is inspiration, and according to the laws of the universe, I must give it to get it. Thank you for giving some back to me with your comment! Many, many blessings to you!
Claudia, in response to the finale of your comment, “Now if we could just get past our fears….”
Getting past our fears, for me is the heart of the matter. Most of us are under the illusion that our fears keep us safe and help us to survive. It’s actually the exact opposite, our fears attract like experiences to them, and continually trick our brains and bodies into thinking that our survival is threatened. The for me has been constantly practicing disciplines with the specific intention of removing my fear-based programs and opening my being up to living consciously according to the Way of Love. We can get past our fears. The trick is learning how to do it and sticking with it especially when things get tough. Thanks!
It’d be great if there was a Nobel Prize to award intrepid scientists of life who figure out how to transcend and vanquish Fear.
This year in my life has been all about blasting through fears–and now that I’m on the other side of at least a few of them, I can look back and notice that all the time I spent beholden to and held down by my fears was a complete waste.
Until you blast through to the other side of your fear (by doing exactly what you’re afraid of), you don’t actually know that your fears are false. And the best thing is–leaping beyond fear builds serious character!
Fear is an epidemic raging all around. Thank you for your comments, Bill–I received a lot from them and your article on inspiration as well!
.-= Matt Coffman´s last blog ..Wake Up When You Touch Your Instrument =-.
Matt, Thank you for your comment! My philosophy is kind of both/and when it comes to fear. By this, I am interested in clearing fear-based programming while simultaneously pushing the boundaries of what is comfortable. This is why I love being a coach, because as a coach, I can help people make agreements that help them push those boundaries enough to open up new possibilities around the edges of their fears, even as they clear everything that comes up that puts them into survival mode instead of excitement about the possibilities! The human race has everything it needs to release all of its fears forever. It’s just that most people do not yet know that fear is the problem, many believe that their fears keep them safe, and the rest doubt that is is possible to live a fearless life. I am dedicated to helping as many people as I can to become fearless. When enough of us are fearless, the world will be changed in ways that we cannot even imagine.It is my purpose and mission to assist with this transformation. All the best to you!