Have you ever met (or maybe not even met) people who seem to be, do, love, express, a piece of your heart? Maybe you’ve seen their work, a piece of art, heard or read a poem, or maybe you can’t put your finger on it specifically but its there. Maybe its been something spiritually, someone living and expressing their life in Jesus in such a way that feels desire, familiar. Maybe you don’t know them personally and yet somehow they’ve sparked something in you. Like a “little sibling syndrom” where you follow around your older sibling around because they are simply the coolest thing in your world.
Its not that you want to be exactly like them – not a mirror image or a copy cat – but its like they embody a piece of your heart, a dream you’ve held, a passion you desire to cultivate. It’s a different shade though because its flavoured with who that person is yet there is such creative force, such energy that builds up within you that you find all your dreams and passions inflamed and burning hot.
Inspiration moves like tidal waves, some waves at times stronger than others. Because of such people in my life – the ones known and the ones not known – I feel the tide has come in and things are inflamed and burning hot. I wish I was able to split into 8 different versions of myself so that I could write, and take a picture, and play my guitar and paint, and sketch a face, and hear peoples stories, and live in a library, and teach someone something…all at the same time so that this burning could be quenched.
I’m curious – all three of you who read this *wink* – what’s been inflamed in you lately? What have you seen or heard or read that has caused you to remember those things that you love on the deepest level?
(The following site is a link too one of my “older siblings” creatively speaking, a friend I met in Korea – Steph – clicking on the photo will take you too her flickr page – which i highly recommend viewing)
my creativity has been inflamed in me lately. with all the recent loss in my life and lack of creative energy or any energy for that matter I have been on fire. I want to shut out the world and stay in my studio for hours. it is impossible of course, but I still dash in there any chance I get. a second, a minute, to do a quick sketch. my dream board is filled with all the unrealized things that I am itching to get to! I recently met a beautiful amazing artist. she spoke volumes on listening to the whispers. follow through with your dreams if even for a minute every day and that is what I am working on. yay! hugs to you! ciao!
I have been inspired to truly know the Bible. I’ll let you know what comes from that =)
Inspiration moves like tidal waves, some waves at times stronger than others.
This is beautiful, Rach. And so true. Lately I’ve been trying so hard (probably too hard) to figure out how to fit it all in. Too many dreams, too many wishes, too many inspirations and too few hours in a day.
I hope VanCity is treating you well, but we sure do miss you over here. xoxo
(And thank you for the mention
What makes me inflamed for my passions? Really good question! I went to a wedding of a close friend last Saturday, and it was there that I “ran into” a lot of old friends, people who I loved and cherished but had lost contact with during the busyness of life. Even for the brief time I got to chat with them I was reminded what my passion is…. people, and how I express that passion, through meaningful, intimate friendships. I’m trying to get back to that