on being inspired.

The sun is coming up, the coffee mug is in your hand, and you’re all cozied up by the window watching the world wake up. I don’t know about you, but to me, that’s the epitome of being inspired. I love those moments. Everything inside me is happy, I feel overwhelmed with thankfulness and smiles. And that feeling, that is one I love recreating.

I’ve realized this recently. Life is what we make of it. That feeling changes - sometimes, it’s of pure joy, of just being happy to be alive. Other times, it’s motivation, a feeling that I can be better and I will be better and I gotta try my best. And sometimes, it’s just contentment, and peace. Living in the moment, in whatever I’m doing, and just enjoying it. Those feelings have one thing in common - they are happy feelings, and they are ones we need to chase. Because, each in their own right, they are one of the best feelings in the world. Who says we are only allowed feel it every now and then? If I can feel like that every day, then why shouldn’t I?

In light of this, I’m starting to figure out what inspires me. What truly makes me happy. I’m only just discovering those moments, but I’ve decided to share some here. Who knows, maybe you’ll share some. Maybe this will inspire you to create your own list. Or maybe it will make you smile. Whatever the case, I hope you take something positive away. Here goes :) 

——————————————————— moments ———————————————————

• watching the sunrise
• mornings with a coffee mug in hand, sitting by the window
• being with my best friends, my people :)
• singing songs in the car with my best friends, windows down, enjoying life
• playing games with my family
• reading or chilling in the backyard, basking in the warm sunshine
• being by the lake in the morning when all is silent, and it’s misty
• on that note, canoeing out on the lake in the early morning, paddling through the misty waters
• journalling - quotes from Pinterest, thoughts, dreams for the future, pictures/memories from the past
• scrolling through Pinterest, letting myself be inspired and imagining the life I’m going to have

————————————————— youtube channels —————————————————

• Elena Taber 
• Renee Amberg
• Eve Cornwell
• Grace Denny 

——————————————————— quotes ———————————————————

• “For what it’s worth, it’s never too late to be whoever you want to be. I hope you live a life you’re proud of and if you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start over.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald
• “Visualize your highest self and start showing up as her.”
• “You make mistakes. Mistakes don’t make you.”
• “Life is about moments. Don’t wait for them. Create them.”
• “I began to realize how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. If you are interested ins one thing, no matter what it is, go at it full speed. Embrace it with both arms, hug it, love it, and above all, become passionate about it. Lukewarm is no good.” - Roald Dahl
• “Self-control is just empathy with your future self.”
• “Fall in love with the process of becoming the very best version of yourself.”
• “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow hasn’t yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.”
• “It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world.” - Mary Oliver
• “Worrying just means you suffer twice.” - Newt Scamander
• “When you focus on the good, the good gets better.”
• “Life is like a cup of tea...it’s all in how you make it.”
• “I focus on what I can control and let go of what I can’t.”
• “Your life is great. You just have to allow it to be.”

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Anyways, that’s all I got for now. Hope you enjoyed reading this and got some inspiration from it! I am hoping to start posting every Sunday/Tuesday - that may change depending on how I like the schedule but I’m trying that out for now. Let me know what you guys think/what content you want to see! ALSO, go follow me on instagram if you haven’t, I’m pretty active on there - @getupandoutblog. 

I hope you all have/are having a wonderful Sunday, and I shall see you in a couple days! :)