When, where, how and by whom you’re gonna get inspired.

How cool is that?!

So, today, I am thankful for unexpected inspiration.

I’m not talking about inspiration for my next play or novel—although, Universe, if you’re listening—bring it on!

I’m talking about inspiration for how to live better, how to bring more joy into our lives, how to increase our sense of connection.

It’s not like these are not things that most of us know on some level.  But it is true that we tend to forget.  We get busy.  We get anxious.  We get stuck.

The thing that is so great is that we run into reminders everywhere.

I’m thinking right now about this post by Brené Brown, scholar and author, about rebranding  Valentine’s Day into a day of generosity.  The idea is to take the Hallmark holiday and make it meaningful by practicing random acts of kindness and generosity.

Even better, you don’t have to wait for Valentine’s Day.

I re-read the post just now, and I see no reason to wait.  I can give it a shot any time.

Just thinking about it makes the sun shine a little brighter.  A sense of mischief and interest has entered my day.

So, that’s all well and good, and if you have similar thoughts, more power to you.  The point, however, is that I wasn’t looking for this the day I logged into Facebook and followed a link to Brené Brown’s TED talk.  (Watch it below for yourself.)

I just found the little blurb intriguing, listened to the talk, thought it was very interesting and subscribed to her blog.

And out of that, this.

Not a new idea.

Just a good one.

You never know.

 

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