Hello again! Today’s anecdote is about finding inspiration. Recently, I have found inspiration via a “wild” hair lamb named Jack. (Jack was of the Katahdin sheep variety and instead of having wool, they actually have hair.) Now, he may have looked cute with his white stubby little body covered in big brown spots but he was as stubborn as they come. He couldn’t hardly stand to be separated from his hair lamb buddy, Asher (yes, we got a pair of them). Part of Jack’s stubbornness was his refusal to walk anywhere. Oh, and he also was into asserting his dominance with head butting. Sounds super fun, right? One evening before fair week, in an effort to work with the hairy boys (as I so lovingly called them) my children haltered up Jack and had a time of it getting him to walk over to the yard and setting him up in a mock show to prepare him for said 4-h fair. Meanwhile, my husband and I were nearby shearing lambs. Asher waited for his friend to return rather impatiently and when he did return, it was Asher’s turn to try walking solo to the mock show ring. If Asher waited impatiently, then I’m not sure how to describe how Jack waited. But I guess you could say he waited like a team of high-school linemen ready to storm the field on homecoming night. That’s because Jack decided he really couldn’t wait. He got airborne and jumped over the 3 foot wall and split the wall of chicken wire above it straight in two! Just like a fleet of footballers busting through a paper banner. This all happened about 10 feet in front of my eyes and the event lives rent free in my mind. (The reason the hairy boys where in a chicken coop is a whole different story, for a different time.). Jack, my inspiration, was for a few seconds ridiculous yet glorious at the same time. He didn’t care what he looked like, he just had determination to get where he wanted to go. Jack was an inspiration or some may say, a lesson. I’ll let you take what you want from this event.
Easily said, I usually get my inspiration in more straight forward and conventional ways. Inspiration isn’t everything but it’s important. Things that inspire us, motivate us to move forward in a direction that propels us towards a better self. Even if we’re inspired for a single moment, that moment can be like a fresh breath to carry us through hard times. I like to share with you this quote on inspiration. “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do” -Kobe Bryant. I think that’s true and in this digital age, there’s more and more things and people online that inspire us on the daily. This month, I’d like to invite you to explore some of my inspirations found on the web. They are a modge podge of people and published items. Each with a little different influence on my life at the moment. The lady that inspired me to wear “presentable pajamas” (per last blog post) is for sure on the list. View “My Top 7 Inspiration Chart” over to the freebie page tab. Each inspiration is hyperlinked for easy exploring. There’s also a free outline for you to make your own inspiration chart. Stay inspired friends!
Easily said, I usually get my inspiration in more straight forward and conventional ways. Inspiration isn’t everything but it’s important. Things that inspire us, motivate us to move forward in a direction that propels us towards a better self. Even if we’re inspired for a single moment, that moment can be like a fresh breath to carry us through hard times. I like to share with you this quote on inspiration. “The most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do” -Kobe Bryant. I think that’s true and in this digital age, there’s more and more things and people online that inspire us on the daily. This month, I’d like to invite you to explore some of my inspirations found on the web. They are a modge podge of people and published items. Each with a little different influence on my life at the moment. The lady that inspired me to wear “presentable pajamas” (per last blog post) is for sure on the list. View “My Top 7 Inspiration Chart” over to the freebie page tab. Each inspiration is hyperlinked for easy exploring. There’s also a free outline for you to make your own inspiration chart. Stay inspired friends!
