Words Of Inspiration

Whenever you feel less that optimal, words of inspiration can do wonders to help you get out of a rut, emotionally, physically, spiritually, creatively... in all aspects of your life.

Words of inspiration are especially meaningful in the world we live in today, where everything is happening at such a fast pace, and where people are often overwhelmed by the emptiness and meaningless of many of the things that take place all around them.

With all the sound bites, multi-tasking and just plain speed at which we are supposed to accomplish things, it's not surprising that we think what seems to be an unending array of thoughts - from the moment we awake, until the moment we close our eyes to sleep at night.

It is almost the norm to repeat meaningless sayings day in and day out, and it is estimated that on an average we think about sixty thousand thoughts daily – often repeating the same thoughts over and over again.

It is no wonder that the work of spiritual leaders such as Eckhart Tolle are gaining in popularity. We feel an emptiness in some aspects of life and an overabundance in others. We need balance. And where there is emptiness, or an inability to make a change, words of inspiration can motivate us and move us forward in the right direction - and help us live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

One of the foremost exponents of words of inspiration was none other than the great Indian soul known as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, or Mahatma Gandhi, who inspired millions of Indians and whose sayings still inspire people not only from India, but all round the world; whose writings, and sayings were filled with meaning that had struck a chord with readers, or listeners, and swayed the masses into following his Civil Disobedience Movement that eventually led to the Independence of India from the British just sixty years ago.

There are many high profile individuals who have swayed the masses by using words of inspiration that often, when boiled down to their very essence, are so obvious and logical that we often wonder why we are unable to come up with them ourselves. But you don't have to have suffered to be able to inspire - you are an inspiration to someone, whether you are aware of it or not. I am inspired daily by those around me, but if you were to ask those people if they thought of themselves as inspirational they would most likely say no.