What excites or inspires you?

We love asking the folks that inspire and excite us about what inspires and excites them. Check out their responses below.

If I am to be honest, I am inspired by my the narrative of my life journey as I’ve come through seasons of emotional losses and traumas. I believe God has given me and every human being, the ability to be creative, which is also an important coping strategy that helps us heal. We are designed by a Creator, and made in his image which means we all have a creative side, we just need to discover it. Read more>>

Being in nature is excellent for my mindfulness and stress but what inspires me most is other people. My brothers that I lost in combat, their grieving mothers resilience, my battle buddies that came home from war only to suffer unimaginable pain and end their lives. My brothers and sisters that continue to get out of bed every morning and show up despite the pain and ongoing battle between the ears. Read more>>

I am inspired by the process of turning an idea into action. Of dreaming a dream to life and knowing that once it’s birthed in the world, I have very little control over the outcome. This process ignites me and keeps me creating. I always ask myself; what if this idea in my mind came to be? What would my life look like if my dreams came to life? The answer is never what I expect but that is what keeps me going. Read more>>
