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Creatives Inspiring Creatives

How lovely this thought:  We inspire each other.  This inspiration creates a grid of creativity and potentiality across the globe.  We can contribute to this network.  We can feed off of it, too.  This wave of positive energy ignites the knowing in our hearts that a benevolent universe exists.  It is the reality that I like to play in.

The do-ers and the love-ers rise up each day weaving their magic and emanating the good ju-ju.  We nab it to power our good things.  Those that we affect will undoubtedly use it, expand on it, and pass it on whether consciously or unconsciously.  How grateful I am to all the amazing role models and friends that appear to me on a daily basis.  It may be a person I meet in real life, someone I read about on the internet, or a story on the telly.  Our interconnectedness is undeniable and can be used for the purpose of life-affirming creations.

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Blogosphere Travels

I’ve evolved into an avid blog reader for this very purpose of being inspired.  I revel in the network of people who share and are charged by connecting with others.  I tend to follow mostly travel blogs and motivational/business blogs of which I’m signed up on perhaps 40 different mailing lists at this moment.  I signed up for some because I stumbled upon them and they spoke to me.  Other blogs are followed because some bloggers I respected had them on their “top 10 lists”.  I figured if they recommended them then they must be worthy.  A few I follow because they are just popular and market themselves well.  Perhaps I bought into the hype.  I put forth a concerted effort to read them all.  I study them as if I am engaging in some sort of anthropological experiment.

Following a multitude of blogs offers me not only a pool for inspiration, but a crash course into the blogging world.  Some I love, and a few I have lukewarm feelings about.  Of course, I have the utmost respect for the whole lot.   Here is a strange confession.  I have this tendency to embody the spirit of the great Mother sometimes as I relate to others.  I snap these “lenses” on and see other people as my children.  I may not agree with their approach, but I honor their path and wish them well. For this reason, I have yet to remove myself from any mailing list.  I’m too loyal a mother…:)

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The blogs that win my heart are the ones that I find personally inspiring and truly authentic.  I need that fire in order to carry on as a writer myself.  It important to have that nudging to pursue a creative life, to continue blogging and sharing, and to strive to be the best version of myself at any given moment.

Blogs That Make Me Happy

For example, just off the top of my head, I’d like to share a few notable blogs with you from my inbox.  Perhaps you’d like to know what other writers are fueling this blog.

• For general motivation I love Karol Gajda’s RidiculouslyExtraordinary.com. When I read his stuff I find myself completely buying into his game of kicking ass in life.  It makes me happy.
• For business motivation I am attracted to Henry Juntilla’s genuine voice at WakeUpCloud.com.  He seems really sweet and passionate about his mission to help others make a living online.
• For spiritual creativity I love my dear friend, Rachel’s blog at CollectingYourself.wordpress.com. She’s the real deal.  Her writing voice is as sincere as she is in person.
• For eloquent travel writing I feel kindred to the sister at NomadicChick.com. A few of her posts have blown me away and sold me on her entirely.
• Fellow family travelers, Jamie and Claude at Abrams Family World Travel inspire me because of their consistency and diversity of content.  I know the difficulties of traveling as a family and appreciate the many updates.

These are some of the blogs that make me want to write more.

For those of you who don’t know the blogosphere too well I love a few of the biggies like Chris Guillebeau’s Art of Nonconformity Blog for his positive motivation, organization, and drive and Seth Godin for his style and wit. It feels cliche to mention these names, but I am clear that not everyone reads blogs all day long.  If you’re just beginning to enter the blogosphere, then most likely you will come across their names.

Again, I’d like to emphasize that these are simply the bloggers who pop into my mind first and foremost.  There are many more that are noteworthy.  It’s only been about four months or so since I’ve dedicated my time to getting to know a group of blogs.  After I get to know this group well I will, little by little, add another cluster of blogs into my inbox.

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Comments on Comments

The inspiration for today’s post came to me in the form of a recent comment on one of my last posts, The Miracle of Changing Direction in Travel. It is from a beautiful young lady who worked for me for a short time before I sold my business in Texas. It made me realize how much we can positively exchange motivation and encouragement.  As she comments on how my blog inspires her, I am validated and excited to continue sharing my own creative journey with the world.

Congratulations!!! I was in complete awe as I was reading this blog. Really, your lives are so incredibly inspiring and living proof that amazing, big things (miracles) can happen at any time from the smallest of occurances ( like meeting someone new, getting in contact with an old friend, going somewhere new, changing your everyday patterns and just the way you think!…) For my life, I couldn’t hope for anything more than to be able to use my creativity and heart’s desires to carry me in life. What a soulful existence! Reading your blogs, has touched my heart. It’s so often that one can feel bogged down from day jobs and routine and feeling like our creativity has no use… this is truthfully one of my greatest internal conflicts. I see from you and your family that there is no reason the heart and soul should feel discontent or a need to settle. I feel set towards a path with heart. Thank you, and blessings to you and your family.
Love, Asia

Much gratitude to Asia and all the other readers!  Through you my passion to carry on with this project that I love grows and expands.  I also am reminded of the value of giving thoughtful comments to others–specifically bloggers .  It is my intention to shower the world with encouraging comments.  By this act I become more mindful of the creations of others, noticing nuances, and engage in an exchange of energy.  How rewarding it is to participate in strengthening that field of inspirational energy that fuels the lives of the creatives all around the globe.  That’s my tribe.

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Dig the New Design??

One last shout out of appreciation goes to John and Aly at Hop and Jaunt. I know I haven’t mentioned the pink elephant in the room, but doesn’t this new custom web design KICK ASS?!?!?  We aren’t finished with the details of the newly designed Travel Creatives site, but I’m loving the look and direction.  John and Aly are traveling designers and are extremely creative and great to work with.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thanks for reading!  Comments? Questions?

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