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October 17, 2017

Inspiration

In a biblical context the root word literally means 'God breathed.' Yet how does that apply in everyday life? Sometimes we are asked what inspires us and where our inspiration comes from and how many times do we have an answer for that? When we look at creative writing typically people say they are inspired to write. So how does inspiration, God, and creative writing go together... they are all connected by life.

God breathed the life we have into our beings and from there we are able to go throughout our day and enjoy the world we have been blessed with. Inspiration for writing typically comes from our experiences, what goes on in our everyday life and what we see. Without the breath of life we wouldn't be here to write, therefore we would be squandering our opportunity to share with others the unique experiences of our life if we didn't write.

So my charge to you... keep writing, as often as possible, about whatever you can find in your everyday life to inspire you!

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  1. Love thinking about writing as breath of life! That is inspiring!

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  2. I love your writings!! You inspire me to want to be a writer, but I think I will just read yours :)

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  3. I love this!!! This inspires me to write more.

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