Inspired Living

I had a very interesting morning. It's one of those days which reminds you that listening is the most important skill you have. In this case, listening means being quiet and hearing yourself, that small inner voice that will guide you if you let it.

I woke up early and, although I had planned to get ready and go to our local Panera to work, I ended up sitting in the middle of a slightly overgrown lawn in front of a local church. So of course the question is, "Why?"

The answer is - because that's what I needed. When I was packing up my computer and all my stuff this morning I was feeling off. So I slowed down a bit and let a few different thoughts run through my mind. While these thoughts were passing through I was very quiet and payed attention to how I felt as each one waltzed on by. When one felt good I went with it, like following a fork in the road. I kept doing this until I realized that what I needed wasn't to plop down behind my computer and get to work.

The thoughts that felt good were all about being outside for a while; someplace with grass and trees rather than down by Lake Michigan. I remembered that there is a labyrinth by one of the local churches so I headed over there.

When I got there I discovered that the labyrinth was quite overgrown and didn't know if I'd be able to walk it. No sooner did I observe this than I saw an entrance. So I started walking.

I walked about 5 feet, turned and the path went straight to the center. Interesting...not how this usually works but I'm just going with the flow this morning so I thought I'd stay there for a while and see what happens.

And I'm so glad I did.

I guess I was probably only there for 10 minutes, but it changed my entire day. I felt completely at peace, let go of some things and felt drawn to various tasks for the day.

Now I'm at Panera, feeling much better than I did this morning and just sailing through the tasks I felt drawn to.

This is what I think of as inspired living. It isn't always excitement and fireworks. It isn't always about making a huge difference. It isn't always about a project or a plan. Inspired living is living your life, each moment of each day, from a place of inspiration. It's listening to that inner voice that is here to guide you, and following through on what you know is right for you in that moment. And when I live this way it lets me enjoy my life more and be happier in the little daily things. It also opens doors and makes room the projects, the excitement and the creation of amazing things.