Today I’m taking the blog in a slightly different direction
– and writing on one of my favorite topics…things that inspire me. Having a source of inspiration in my
life is very important - I don’t think
I realized just how important until realizing that I hadn’t felt inspired in a
long time. Let me caveat that statement by saying there are likely always
sources of inspiration around me – but perhaps I just fail to notice given my
mindset on a particular day.
When I’m not inspired, life feels flat and I’m simply not
motivated….everything just feels well, sort of hum drum. But when I am inspired,
it gives me a jolt like a cup of coffee and makes me want to live my life more
fully. I want to get up and do things, I want to try something new, I want to
figure out how to make myself a better person.
I recognize that inspiration and that act of being inspired
is quite personal. For me, I feel it when I see the beautiful colors in a
Rothko painting. I’m inspired watching a person who does something really well…
and it could be as simple as meticulously organizing their master bedroom
closet. I am inspired when I hear
someone’s life story about their ability to overcome a tragedy and not let it
define them. In essence, there are so many things inspire me and I love being
surrounded by it.
So let met tell you what inspired me this week. Under Armour
– the sportswear and athletic brand. They’ve launched a new social media
challenge called, ‘Taking it Back’, aimed at redefining the female athlete. An
online community has been created - it's designed to help women reach
physical goals through a series of training challenges. This is a ten week
challenge and it’s too late for me to join, but I’ll watch these ladies and
admire their perseverance and dedication to showing the world what it means to
be a female athlete and... beautiful.
Watch this video below. These women kick butt. It will
surely make you proud to watch this generation of strong athletic women and
probably inspire you to hit the gym.
Good post.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing the video clip. Yes, you are right: makes me want to raise the bar on my work out.
ReplyDeleteI liked what you said about inspiration giving you the the kick to reach higher and try something new.
Inspiration gives us the aspiration for a new possibility. Without it, we most likely get stuck in the rut.