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10 Ways to Find Inspiration in Every Day Life

10 Ways to Find Inspiration in Every Day Life

Ideas are tricky things, they come to the brain without provocation but you have to find something to do with them. If your mind is open and willing to take action, inspiration can come from daily life. Here are ten things to do to spur the imagination.

  1. Exercise: Staring at a computer all day is an activity that is done by a lot of people. When you find that your brain is going numb, take a walk around the house or office. It usually takes fifteen or twenty minutes and it really gets the brain working. Exercise focuses individuals into creative work.
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The Story of the Butterfly

The Story of the Butterfly

Butterfly
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A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further.

So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
The butterfly emerged easily but
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings.

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Cup of Coffee

The Mayonnaise Jar and Two Cups of Coffee

Mayonnaise JarWhen things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the two cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked his students if the jar was full…they all agreed that it was full.

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