Too often we look to outside sources for inspiration, when inspiration has been inside of us all along. ~Aimee Gertsch

Lately I have been thinking about inspiration in regards to becoming more of who we would like to be. I always love seeing images that spark something inside of me, or reading about people who are doing amazing things, or even just viewing gorgeous images of nature. And I firmly believe that these are important and helpful tools that can help us become the people we hope to be. But I was thinking too of how often we discredit the inspiration that comes from our own thoughts.

Have you noticed how quickly we quote famous people, but rarely put our own brilliant thoughts out there as quotes? We are not any less brilliant just because we aren’t well known. What about images of people who are fit or have some other quality we admire and want to emulate? Why not put ourselves up on our inspiration boards?

The image above is an image of myself. It was taken some time ago, but captures a feeling that I love and want to feel all the time. I decided to add the text to it too, because when that thought came to me I felt it was a good one. We have so much inside of ourselves that can not only inspire our own lives but you never know what it might mean to someone else. I know that my own life has been enriched by friends who put their inspired thoughts out there.

So here is a little challenge, let’s put ourselves out there a bit more! And most of all, let’s be inspired by who we already are!