HOW TO LIVE AN INSPIRED LIFE

Lina
4 days ago
7 min read

Updated: 2 days ago

I was inspired to write about Inspiration.

Why?

Inspiration is the ZEST that makes us come alive.

A few years ago I wrote and taught a virtual program titled:

14 Lessons on How To Live An Inspired Life.

I've converted that program into a Self-Paced program, with an option for live interaction with me.....for added ZEST & INSPIRATION! 💟

Inspiration gave me the idea to write this.

I put it onto action!

This is a gift!

A divine message and program to share with others!

But putting that aside for now...What is Inspiration and Why is it vital for living?

Inspiration comes from the latin word inspirare, which means "to breath into."

So, we have the ability to BREATH LIFE into anything we choose.

First and foremost, into OURSELVES.

Psychologically, inspiration is the force that drives us to turn ideas into reality. Wishing for things is nice, but without BREATHING LIFE into something...NOTHING comes to life.

Inspiration is often unexplainable.

Sometimes it comes as a burst of energy, a revelation out of nowhere, or a EUREKA moment. We may call that crazy...but what if it's actually a divine message?

The rational mind calls it crazy because it's beyond our "usual or normal"

conformist thinking patterns.

The word inspiration has been used in reference to mystical or divine guidance that arrives directly into a person's mind, heart and/or soul.

From the Biological or Medical perspective, Inspiration is the anatomical term for the act of inhaling air into the lungs.

Do you see the connection here?

Because the word means, "To Breath Into" the physical act of breath is deeply connected to our mental and emotional INSPIRATION. When we breath, we are INSPIRING LIFE within us. We are INSPIRING our brains to connect to our hearts so that we can CREATE new beginnings OVER and OVER and OVER.

This is the essence of being Human.

We are natural CREATORS.

THIS IS INSPIRATION

Inspiration is the Cosmos talking to us.

It comes in glimpses.

It comes in dreams.

It comes in flashes, flutters, figments.

That is the universe talking to us.

WE HAVE ALL FELT THIS BEFORE.

BUT...What did we do with this feeling?

In an instant...an Idea Lands...and It's Crystal Clear.

Do you act on it?

Do you question it?

Do you ignore it?

Do you delay it?

What if that idea wasn't just some crazy thought that popped into your head.

What if it was a message just for you!

INSPIRATION Chooses you, but only for a glimmer.

Your idea is already in the Cosmos....INSPIRATION is tuning you into that frequency.

It's literally waiting for you to receive the message!

What if you let that message pass you by?

What if you let message after message pass you by?

The Universe WILL pass them on to someone, who WILL OPENLY receive them!

If your response to the Universe is...

I'M UNAVAILABLE.

GUESS WHAT?

It finds an AVAILABLE receiver.

Here's the daily recipe for Inspiration:

Show up

Receive

Act immediately

Show up - You are in the driver's seat of your life. Own it!

Receive - You are chosen to receive specific messages.

Act - If you let time go by, your nervous system will stop you.

HERE THIS!

YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM WILL STOP YOU.

WHY?

It doesn't recognize the signal of being open to receiving.

A nervous system in 24/7 Fight or Flight, CANNOT pick up this frequency because it's first priority is protecting you from what it perceives as dangerous. In this case, the ability to receive is perceived as dangerous, because it's wired that way.

CHANGE THE WIRING - CHANGE THE OUTCOME.

Quantum Physics has proven this concept called Coherence.

It's a state where intuition, insight and awareness align within.

Yoga calls this divine guidance.

It's the practice of showing up and tuning in.

It's so SIMPLE, we are tripping over it.

Show Up

Receive

Act

The voice of INSPIRATION is energetic, and lively!

This is the 1st voice.

Then there's a 2nd voice, what we call, the voice of reason.

This voice sounds logical and rational.

We choose the second voice.

Why?

The nervous system chooses SAFETY over INSPIRATION.

Every idea that you haven't acted on is being passed onto other frequencies that are available to receive them.

INSPIRATION WAITS FOR NO ONE!

If you aren't available to receive the message, it might NOT come back again.

Living an Inspired Life is an active practice. So many artists, musicians, writers, all talk about how they got a download out of nowhere. The difference is, they acted on it. They are tuned into a frequency of open receiving, that others aren't tuned into.

Michelangelo believed that the perfect figure was already trapped inside the marble. He was inspired to "Chip away" or paint away, everything that wasn't a perfect form.

This is how he made his paintings and sculptures come alive. BUT...he was deeply inspired by the human anatomy and BREATHED it into CREATION.

Musicians and song writers continue to share their stories of inspiration.

One night, I had this "Crazy" idea to change my business name. Literally out of nowhere! It was like this nagging feeling that would not leave me. I took a pad and paper to bed with me and started writing down rhymes and names but nothing stuck. I finally went to bed. Early the next morning, the entire logo appeared. The name, the color, the meaning behind it. The entire thing. I jumped out of bed and immediately started drawing it. It was crystal clear. It had to be a Lotus because a lotus is the only flower that grows in murky waters and mud. It had to be a symbol of active and passive, symbolizing the play of consciousness running through EACH of us. It had to be a semi-formed figure, symbolizing the flow between the physical and energetic body.

It all happened while I was sleeping.

Another night, years ago, I was wrestling with how to write my Yoga Teacher Training Manual. This was another agonizing night. I would write and write, but it all felt flat. Deeply frustrated, I went to bed. I asked myself the question, "How did Mukunda write his books." I was woken up at 3am reminded of a book he had given me when he was living in Ojai, CA. He said, "Take this and see what you can do with it." That's all he said.

I put it in my suitcase, without asking any questions about it. That book sat on my shelf for years! I never opened it. That night, I woke up in a state of I don't know what, and went straight to that book. It was all there! I had no idea what was in the book until that night. I started writing at whatever hour that was and didn't stop until I was done.

Inspiration is our divine gift. We all have the ability to be inspired!

Every single one of us. It is what we come from.

The formula is this:

If we think we CAN'T, we never will.

If we think we CAN, it's already happening in the cosmos.

If YOU want EASY, You can just coast as you are.

If YOU want MEANING, Inspiration will guide you.

Here's a DAILY NIGHTTIME practice to connect with your INNATE INSPIRATION

Every night before falling asleep say to yourself, "Show me what I need to see." While we are asleep our subconscious is busy at work. As we ease into sleep, around 30-60 minutes before, our active beta waves relax into Alpha and Theta waves. This is that sweet spot where the subconscious starts to talk to you. When you open yourself up to this before dozing off, you set the stage for the
"Midnight Play of Consciousness," through the subconscious.
Then there's a spark where creative insights come through you just as you are waking up.
In the REM stage of sleep, brain activity spikes. It's FREE from the constraints of logical, waking thought. the subconscious is busy making unconventional connections and solving problems from multiple angles.
HUM softly for 30-45 seconds before going to bed. Humming stimulates the vagus nerve and helps the nervous system relax. When the nervous system is relaxed it can receive inspirational messages, that it would otherwise miss.
Place your HAND on your HEART and hold it there for 30-45 seconds. Breathe GRATITUDE into your heart. Focus on feeling GRATEFUL for one thing each day. PURE, GENUINE, HEARTFELT gratitude shifts your heart's electromagnetic field.
Visualize your FUTURE SELF. Give your HIGHEST SELF a name, or a feeling. In this time right before sleep, focus on a moment from your day where you showed up as your Future Self. Your brain and nervous system translate this identity during sleep.
Whenever you need to make a decision ask, (the name of your higher self) for help with an answer. The brain and nervous system respond better to identity-based questions.

Here's a DAILY early morning practice, or morning before 10am:

Stand in natural light for 2-4 minutes. Keep your eyes closed and face towards the sun. Visualize the light filling your body with your HIGHEST SELF.
Natural light exposure regulates the nervous system.
Create a SLOW MOTION moment. Choose a daily task like making coffee, cleaning, or doing the dishes. Do it at HALF your normal speed, but with FULL presence. This is what I call Meditation in Motion. Being fully present slows down all the body systems. This will send a message of SAFETY to the nervous system. Transformation begins when it's SAFE.
What to do when an uncomfortable emotion appears.
It is NORMAL and NATURAL and GOOD for difficult emotions to pop up just as we start to feel safe. This is a sign that things are flowing through us and stuck, icky feelings are moving out. So, when emotions get shaky, set a 90 second timer. Allow yourself to feel the emotion fully and completely. Don't create a story or any drama around it. Just let it be there. Emotions naturally pass on their own.
It's our attachments to the emotions that keep them alive. If we believe this emotion serves us, even if is harming us, it will never leave. It's only when we can allow it to be there without any story around it, that is starts to dislodge from the physical and emotional body.