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Inspiration Round-up

August 27, 2013 by Lamisha

In this week’s edition of my Inspiration Round-up, I have included some really great posts that I have read in the last few weeks and an artist whose work takes my breath away and inspires me with the work she does. I hope you find your own inspiration and keep me posted on what inspires you most!

I love reading stories about how the Universe (insert God, Goddess, Source, or whatever tickles your fancy) provides the exact person, resource, thought, or other inspirational nugget that propels a person to take inspired action toward their dreams. In the moment it may seem quite simple, yet when you look back on the situation you often find it was the perfect set up for progress. I read one of those stories today on one of my favorite blogs Views From The Podium. The Unexpected Road is about how these seemingly innocent inspirational nuggets came together perfectly and how the author made her transition from acting to teaching yoga. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

Another post I found very inspiring and enlightening comes from Jess Lively who I have referenced on my blog several times. About a year ago she decided to close the doors on her accessory company that she had for 14 years and to expand her consulting business and ultimately follow her intuition. In her post she describes not only how she trusted her intuition, but also the importance of letting go of one thing in order to expand another and how her consulting/design/intentional business has expanded in wonderful ways by taking that leap of faith. I admire her courage to take that leap and to follow her intuition as I wholeheartedly believe that in order to bring new things in, we often have to let some things go. You can read her post here and who knows, you might realize there are a few things you could let go of in order to propel you forward in a new direction.

The last post in today’s round-up is an artist I discovered just today from another blog I follow. The post featured a unique artist whose art is intricate, whimsical, and simply amazing. I loved the video so much I had to take a look at Lora Zombie’s site to view more of her breath-taking artwork. As a writer/choreographer/life coach and general Jane of many trades, I find inspiration in a variety of places and there is something about Lora’s art that hits a chord with me and lights up my heart. Her work is full of dreamy, magical images that make a statement and express a multitude of emotions. It may sound a bit dramatic, but it is as if you can literally feel the passion, creativity, and joy that she puts into her pieces as you view them. You can check out her pieces here.

Well that’s it for today’s round-up. I hope you found some inspiration to move forward on your own dream journey. Feel free to share your own favorite articles, posts, or videos in the comments section below!

Inspiration Round-up

August 20, 2013 by Lamisha

I love finding new blogs, articles, interviews, videos, etc. to help fuel my inspiration and I really enjoy being able to share these with you. I hope you enjoy this week’s Inspiration Round-Up.

The first thing I want to highlight is a book I began reading last week as I was struggling with the fear I discussed in yesterday’s post. I really enjoy reading and the title of the book really struck me as something that could help inspire me to trust the process again and if nothing else would assist me in seeing the silver lining.

Contagious Optimism by David Mezzapelle is similar to the Chicken Soup series in that it shares a variety of uplifting stories and insights to help the reader find the positive side of all situations. I am only about a third of the way through it, but I can tell you it is great for anyone that needs a little pick me up.

Today I stumbled upon two unique companies that really solidify the idea that no matter what your imagination can conjure up, it is totally possible.

The first is a time capsule service called Seeds of Thought. This company will save handwritten or typed letters for a set amount of time and send them to you (or another recipient) at the end of that time period. The idea is to create a time capsule from a certain part of your life to review later. I thought the idea was so cool and I am even thinking of ways I could use this unique idea in my own life.

The other company is Adventure Nannies, a traveling nanny service that helps families on the go(meaning across borders, overseas, you name it they have a nanny for it) who need a bit of extra help. I love the fact that the founder (Brandy) used her experience in childcare and her vision to do something greater to the next level. Still think you can’t simply follow your heart and make something amazing out of it???

And last but not least I want to share a post from Melody Fletcher’s Deliberate Receiving blog. This post discusses taking back your moment and being present and aware of what you need right now, what you are doing now, and simply enjoying life, RIGHT NOW! For all you Law of Attraction lovers, her blog is really great and provides straight, no-nonsense advice on many topics relating to the Law of Attraction.

Do you have other articles, interviews, or books you found inspiring this week? Feel free to share them in the comments.

Inspiration Round-up

August 13, 2013 by Lamisha

For the past several weeks I have been doing Dreamer Highlights on people who I have found that are living the life of their dreams in some way. These posts are meant to inspire you and prove that anything is possible, even that seemingly ginormous dream you want to accomplish. In addition to finding people who are inspiring, I have found many articles, videos, and interviews that have a lot of good information that I would like to share with you. So, once a week I will be posting either an Inspiration Round-up post or a Dreamer Highlight to help motivate and inspire you to do amazing things!!

With that said, here is the first installment of the newly created Inspiration Round-up.

This is the latest interview from Lilou Mace, a woman I have spoken about several times on my blog. In this interview she speaks with Jack Canfield (creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books) about dreaming, success, and how to figure out what your life purpose might be. Great information and I promise it will leave you with your head in the clouds.

This video I stumbled upon today and is a Ted Talk by a woman/musician/actress named Amanda Palmer. Her talk is titled “The Art of Asking” and she shares how she came to the realization that asking is an art, skill, and is a way for us to share our talents, resources etc. with each other. I absolutely love this video. Enjoy!

Another great interview from Lilou Mace with Joseph Clough who has been helping people realize their potential since he was 18. Joseph is a hypnotist and life coach helping people find what they want to do, what they are meant to do, and helping them overcome any personal blocks that they may find along the way.

One of my favorite videos from none other than Kid President. Do you need a pep-talk? “You were made to be AWESOME!” Watch this, smile, remember you can do anything, and create something that will make the world awesome.

I hope you enjoyed this inspiration round-up and I look forward to sharing many more with you in the future.

Have you read something recently that you want to share? Please feel free to pass the info along in the comments section. I would love to see where you find your inspiration.