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Originally Posted by MidasGirl

It's not about seeing how something can do any good in your life. That's operating from a SR. You could start by stopping doing anything that does not feel inspired. Even I find myself, when I'm not inspired, doing things as fillers.

Yes I do that a lot!

Originally Posted by MidasGirl

If you find yourself playing xbox and it doesn't feel inspired, just stop. And do nothing. Just like most people can't stand silence, most people also can't stand being in a doing-nothing vacuum. But sometimes that is exactly what you need to do to create inspiration.

Something I've been doing lately is simply to invite the thought, "I invite inspiration in my life today, moment to moment" and I let that thought go. Then I just go about my day as I would.

Ok. I'll try that Thank you!

Originally Posted by Angela

Well, I'm glad you asked!

I've used a bunch of tools for generating inspiration. One of my favorites is the process of examining where I'm not being as effective as I'd like to be; looking boldly at what I'm believing is The Truth about the situation, myself, or others; examining it for truth; getting present to what I'm creating for myself and others out of that belief; and looking to see what would inspire me if I weren't believing that old, outdated belief. That's one of the processes I do in my coaching, and it's especially powerful when you examine beliefs about yourself at the level of your identity.

Another tool is to simply look at what you could let go of that you don't need anymore, and to generate something that would make a difference if you were to generate it.

I think one thing that may be holding me back is a task that requires courage and it is dictating a lot of my life.

Basically, my father died when I was 5 and left behind him the family farm, which raises animals for slaughter. My mother worked very hard, and some other farming neighbours helped us out a lot to keep the farm going.

Up until about last December, I was very eager to be a farmer, and as being the only boy in the family and neither of the 2 other girls interested in farming, I was the natural inheritor of it.

Then I became vegetarian in February and have gradually worked less and less on the farm because I don't want them to think I want to be a farmer. I don't mind the work, but I don't agree with it on a moral level. I've also spent a lot of time on the computer. This is causing lots of arguments between me and my big sister and mother. My mothers assumption is that since becoming vegetarian I have less energy and my sister just thinks I'm a lazy prick.

I'm scared of telling everyone that I don't want to be a farmer because that would be the equivalent of b***h slapping everyone that has helped with the farm in the face.

I've told my Granny, but she thinks vegetarianism just a phase I'm going through and not to say anything to my mother

When I think about inspiration this is the thing that pops into my head and this is something that I could let go of that I don't need anymore

Originally Posted by Angela

For example, let's say you're facing a task that you've hated since childhood, like: doing the dishes. You could:

Let go of your resistance to it and Just Do It; and
Generate the sense of momentum that comes with completing tasks.
(ANY completion generates energy, and if you get yourself on a roll of completions, the work can be energized and even inspired. You start with one spoon and then it's easier to do one fork, and then you'll want to do one plate, etc. to the bottom of the sink. Completions generate energy.)

OR

Let go of some old gunky thought you've been thinking (e.g., dishwashing is grunt work; you can't tell me what to do; only girls are supposed to do dishes; etc.) and
Generate something that works better (e.g., I'm creating a peaceful environment for myself; I'm expertly freeing up flow; wouldn't it be fun to sing "Madame Butterfly" at the top of my lungs while I clean the kitchen?)

I could go on and on.

This is full of little synchronisities from the universe/my dream, e.g. let go of resistance and Just Do It