Daily quotes with thoughtful reflections to inspire you every day.

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Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.
-Mary Lou Cook

As a software designer by trade, I often have to rely on my creative talents at will. I do not always have the luxury of waiting for moments of inspiration. The working conditions that I work in are not always very inspiring. Interruptions are common, background noise is frequent and my view of the inside [...]

The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves.
-Eric Hoffer

This is part 4 of a 4 part series on forgiveness. Part 4 in this series discusses forgiving yourself and finding peace with your past. The parts in this series are as follows:

Why Should We Forgive?
Building Deep, Meaningful Relationships Through Forgiveness
Overcoming Trauma Through Forgiveness
Forgive Yourself and Find True Inspiration

It is often the case that when [...]

Forgiveness is another word for letting go.
-Matthew Fox

This is part 3 of a 4 part series on forgiveness. Part 3 in this series covers how to overcome trauma by forgiving perpetrators and events of the past.
The parts in this series are as follows:

Why Should We Forgive?
Building Deep, Meaningful Relationships Through Forgiveness
Overcoming Trauma Through Forgiveness
Forgive Yourself and Find True Inspiration

This subject may not [...]

To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.
-Robert Muller

This is part 2 of a 4 part series on forgiveness. Part 2 in this series covers how to apply forgiveness in your relationships to allow them to grow.
The parts in this series are as follows:

Why Should We Forgive?
Building Deep, Meaningful Relationships Through Forgiveness
Overcoming Trauma Through Forgiveness
Forgive Yourself and Find True Inspiration

Everyone Is Capable of [...]

Not forgiving is like swallowing rat poison and waiting for the rat to die.
-Anne Lamott
Traveling Mercies

This is part 1 of a 4 part series on forgiveness. The topic of forgiveness is much to large to cover in a single post. It is central to living an inspired life and can be very difficult to accomplish. This first part, Why Should We Forgive? covers the benefits of forgiveness and the harm [...]

Relaxation is as simple as gentle breathing.
-Tejvan Pettinger
Pick the Brain: 7 Powerful Relaxation Techniques

Here are some links to articles posted within the past week that I find inspiring:

Tejvan Pettinger wrote an excellent article at Pick the Brain, 7 Powerful Relaxation Techniques, a clear and practical guide to relaxation techniques.
Scott H Young’s article, The Critical 7 Rules to Understand People, outlines in clear and simple terms how to relate [...]

If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.
-Robert Fulghum
Uh-oh - Some Observations From Both Sides Of The Refrigerator Door

Being inspired requires avoiding negativity. If we focus on the things we are unhappy about, those things will multiply in our lives and squeeze inspiration out. My post, Choose Your Attitude - Choose Your Life discusses how we can learn from Victor Frankl on how to change our focus and enjoy life when conditions are [...]

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