13 Responses to “sappy inspiration day”

1. Jenny DeMilo Says:
   
   May 28th, 2010 at 10:32 am

   Inspiration can come to you in lots of ways, even painting horses! This is some of my inspirational stuff. I go back to it over and over again when i need to buck myself up.

   “I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you… And you… And you… Gotta give em hope.” ~ Harvey Milk

   And there’s great video on Youtube too about hope (and Harvey)
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvfexvihri8

   He inspires me daily even tough hes been gone for a long time now… I’m a firm believer in hope.

   
   
2. Amanda Brooks Says:
   
   May 28th, 2010 at 3:02 pm

   Jenny,

   Thanks for this!

   An inspiration doesn’t have to be alive to continue to be inspiring, that’s for sure!

   XX

   
   
3. Casey Says:
   
   May 30th, 2010 at 5:24 am

   If a 42 yr old can strip, a horse can paint. We’re both pretty remarkable, actually…

   
   
4. Amanda Brooks Says:
   
   May 30th, 2010 at 2:20 pm

   Casey,

   I’m dying laughing.

   Care to team up with Cholla onstage? You never know…

   XX

   
   
5. Amanda Brooks Says:
   
   May 30th, 2010 at 2:25 pm

   Wait…before anyone gets nasty with that idea…I meant something silly. Like Casey painting and Cholla dancing. A 2-fer type of entertainment special.

   XX

   
   
6. Critical Alpha Says:
   
   May 31st, 2010 at 3:01 pm

   Now this might sound a bit weird in a set of “inspirations” but for me it is an inspiration:

   In one of the Nevil Shute novels – can’t remember which one – the main character (when talking about his impending death) says “It will all be the same in 100 years”.

   I use that phrase to remind myself of my cosmic insignificance, to remind myself of the importance of humility and remind myself of the need to maintain perspective. For me it is a kind of mantra that keeps me centred and helps me to make my responses proportional…

   I don’t use it as an excuse not to act however!

   
   
7. Amanda Brooks Says:
   
   June 1st, 2010 at 2:06 pm

   CA,

   Inspiration is inspiration. No judging here.

   I like that. I use a similar way of judging things to get excited over: will it matter in 2 weeks? Often not.

   Thanks for sharing your inspiration! It reminds me of how I feel when I spend time looking into the night sky.

   XX

   
   
8. Casey Says:
   
   June 5th, 2010 at 12:00 pm

   LOL… I’m so vanilla my mind didn’t even go *there.* But thanks for the clarification nonetheless.

   
   
9. Amanda Brooks Says:
   
   June 5th, 2010 at 2:41 pm

   Casey,

   Just in case. I didn’t think about it till a bit later. Thanks to Google, I never know who might find my posts and what they might comment.

   XX

   
   
10. party boat lake travis Says:
    
    August 1st, 2010 at 5:17 am

    I am always ready to enjoy my time with my friends and hangout with them, Lovely sharing about Singapore.

    
    
11. Duff Says:
    
    August 22nd, 2010 at 2:42 am

    It is a great way to wake up, ” today is another chance to do everything I want to do”. Looking forward to tomorrow morning !

    
    
12. Amanda Brooks Says:
    
    August 22nd, 2010 at 3:31 pm

    Duff,

    It IS a great philosophy. I try to approach every day like this now. Makes for a much happier me at the end of the day.

    XX

    
    
13. Jeff Winbush Says:
    
    August 31st, 2010 at 6:14 am

    Some people find beauty, peace, happiness and bliss in pictures of vistas, sunsets and placid waters.

    That’s cool, but I find my beauty in the dark in the way a woman’s body looks, smells, tastes and makes my synapses all fire like the Fourth of July.

    Different strokes for different folks, y’all.