Inspiration comes forth from within. It’s what the light burning within you is about, as opposed to motivation, which is doing it because if you don’t do it, there will be negative repercussions. Motivation is making myself do something that I don’t really want to do. Inspiration is having the clear picture of what I am wanting — and letting Universal forces come into play to get the outcome.

Abraham through Esther and Jerry Hicks

I believe that what distinguishes motivation from inspiration is that motivation draws on effortful action and effortful action is always under-girded by fear.  Inspiration, on the other hand, is spontaneous as it is  the natural behavior of love.  It therefore spurs action that is effortless (even if it appears effortful to others and even to ourselves when we are not focused, aware and awake!).  The thing is, we are so habituated/conditioned into motivation that we leave little room for inspiration!

Yet, I am certain we have all experienced inspiration even if it has been infrequent and unpredictable.  Think back to a time when you did feel inspired.  Did you not feel such a buzz, ready to do anything, take on anything?  Did you not feel so thrilled, so joyous, so enthusiastic, so enchanted almost?  Wasn’t it an absolutely wonderful feeling?  Imagine if you could sustain that for more than a few fleeting minutes or hours.  Imagine living your lives on the clouds of inspiration, which are really the clouds of love!  Wow!

Unfortunately, most of us know only too well the ‘drop’ from such an elevated state of being.  And while it is a conditioned and learned ‘drop’, we, in our conditioning call it ‘reality’ as if the euphoria or inspiration we felt was not!  Has it occurred to you that this ‘drop’ does not have to happen?  At least not it the way it typically does?  Can you contemplate living from inspiration most of the time, if not all of the time, rather than sporadically?

Have you noticed that moments of inspiration are moments of sheer delight, of sheer ‘ah-ha’ when absolutely no doubt exists?  It is as if you have encountered truth and you and truth are one!  There is absolutely nothing in the way!  Indeed, it is what you experience when you are flowing freely in the stream of happiness, of love, of the truth of who you are.  In moments of inspiration, you experience limitlessness.  In short, inspiration is the experience of who you truly are and because we are mostly asleep to who we truly are, we experience inspiration only rarely!

So, how do we make inspiration a more frequent experience?  How do we remain inspired?  Here is one way:

Never identify with a problem or any unpleasant situation you are experiencing.  Instead, use the problem or situation to prompt you to remember that you are infinitely more than any problem.  Remind yourself that you are limitless, free and powerful and most importantly, allow yourself to feel it.  By refusing to identify with a problem or unpleasant situation, you are free to rise to the lofty, limitless heights of inspiration!

Blessings, Lucy

Awakening to Happiness!

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Hi All! Today, I happened to send a message to a friend over the internet. After sending it, it occurred to me that others too might enjoy reading it and so I am posting it here, omitting the name of my friend and replacing it with a more universal name, Friend :-).

My dearest Friend

The expressions and my experiences of our infinite nature/potential continue to thrill me and keep me in awe!

Take the internet, for example. Look at how it has influenced us, how it has become a medium for communication and action like no other (and by that I simply mean ‘different’ not ‘better’ :-)). Look at how it has made our spiritual communion possible…or rather, brought it to our awareness for we are all and always in communion.

So from this space of gratitude, thrill and awe, I give thanks for and marvel at your spiritual journey too!

I truly believe and feel in a very gentle and free way that ALL things are possible. I do mean ‘all’. In my experience, when I am in a free, peaceful and loving space, whatever I have desired, imagined, intended and allowed is manifested, often in the most charming, unexpected and thrilling ways :-). Life has truly been getting more and more fascinating, joyous and free for me!

I do wish that you too will experience the power of DESIRE, IMAGINATION, INTENTION and ALLOWING (the last of which means not trying to dictate how things mush happen but remaining open to the infinite possibilities by which they can happen). Also important is to go through this process while in a state of peace and love. I believe that this is what is implied when Jesus teaches:

When you come to pray, first make peace with your brother.

To me, this means:

Offer your prayer, your desire, your intention with a mind and heart that are at peace, for this will ensure that what you ask for is what is good and great and what you truly desire!

Quantum Physics or at least the scientists and science involved is finally catching up with the cosmology of ancient spiritual traditions, perhaps best articulated and captured in the Hindu Vedas.

I have not heard of CERN. My first taste of QP was through the work of an English physicist, Paul Davis (who became my ‘hero’ for a few years!!!). He has written several books, one of which is called, Physics and The Mind of God. I read this book about 18 years ago when I was considering doing my PhD…

Anyway, since then, I have read others, including Fritjof Capra (The Tao of Physics), Amit Goswami and others that I find on the internet.

It really was the turning point for me, recognizing that the classical physics I had learned at school was not quite right and finding within QP, the pointers and tentative explanations of my life experiences. It was QP that got me interested in Buddhism and what I have gained from that is immeasurable.

I believe what we ‘take’ from something is proportional to what we ‘put’ in. To that extent, having a mind of sincere enquiry and openness and a desire for happiness will certainly reap just the fruits we desure – happiness through enlightenment.

The gradual ‘departure’ of your trauma and its companions (anger, guilt, fear, regret etc) have revealed your natural joy which has always been a part of your true nature, that true nature which is ‘unenhanceable and incorruptible’, as they say in Buddhism.

Friend, your moment of joy and freedom is here and now. Always here and now. May you continue to fall deeper and deeper (and/or grow wider and wider) into ‘here and now’ (which of course is the other expression for ‘love’ :-)).

I rejoice in the fact that we have been able to share this communion of spirit and shall continue to… :-)

In love, Lucy

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