How can we get more inspiration in our lives?

It’s great to feel inspired. We get excited, productive and we feel good about what we are doing. 

But some days, everything feels much harder. 

The good news is, we can all get inspired at any time. We just have to do a bit of work. 
Dr. George King said in an address:

“Now inspiration, like all other things, can be trained. It’s not a gift given to a few and not given to others; it’s an attribute of the mind, of the intuition, which all people have.”

He goes on to say:

“Inspiration is controlled imagination. If we allow our imagination to control our mind we think of many things, good and bad, in a jumbled order that we cannot in any way sort out.  

“But if we, the real we, the superconsciousness, control this imaginative ability, which we all have deep within ourselves, then the result, the direct result of this control is inspiration.”

The ability to concentrate is key. If we allow our minds to wander all over the place, we will never become inspired. 

If we work at something, really work hard. Think about it. Concentrate on it. We then are naturally opening ourselves up to our higher mind and that is when inspiration can come in.

It is an ability that we can all get. As Dr. King says:

“…all men can become inspired. All men. All men can become as inspired as the few have been—each and every one of you—if you work hard enough. That’s the crucial thing. It depends on how much you want it.”

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I often feel that I need more inspiration. Perhaps that’s why I’m writing about it now!

Sometimes I get a good idea about a Service or event that I’m putting together and everything falls into place easily. The content creates itself. 

Other times, I find it’s really hard work. When it feels like this, I sometimes abandon the idea and start with something new. 

Recently though, I decided to try a different approach.

I was putting a Service together and it wasn’t coming together easily. But instead of abandoning the idea, I just worked on it harder. I thought more about it, researched more and tried different angles. 

And it worked – it came together really well. 

There will still be times when an idea just won’t work, but now I am more patient in getting to that point. I’m willing to work harder to get the inspiration I am looking for.

Something you can try

Dr. King said that prayer is a very good concentration exercise. Not only are you doing some good by saying a prayer, but you are also focusing your mind on the prayer. Anytime you practice focusing your mind completely on something, then you are practicing concentration. The more you are able to concentrate, the more you will be able to bring in inspiration.

Try this with the New Lord’s Prayer. What do you do to try and get inspired?