Right before my computer belched, I had just about finished today's blog. I start over with plenty of time and no typer's cramp.
A number of Inspired Tuesday's blogs ago, I discussed the word inspire at the physical level. This is the inhaling of air and oxygen, and the exhaling of higher concentrations of carbon dioxide. We humans come off the assembly line with an inherent urge to inhale. The urge is irresistible and remains so throughout life. Exhaling, on the other hand, is not a critical urge, though a necessity of life as well.
To "feel" inspired moves us from the physicality of the flesh, into the chemically mediated responses, mental and spiritual aspects of our souls. Feelings of inspiration inevitably are followed by times with a lack of inspiration. This confuses some into believing that no matter how well things are going, something bad is bound to happen, and it almost always does. This doesn't mean that there is a predetermined time line for bad things to come into your world. Yes, they will, but the stoic wisdom gives the advice that we should stop complaining about things that we have no control to influence. Two more suggestions: Stop living in the past, and stop obsessing about the future. This is as true today as it was 2,500 years ago in Greece.
The question of a life well lived, means pursuing your own path, not dwelling in the undesirable, and allowing the times of plenty to far exceed your times of scarcity. Roller coasters typically have a slow elevation phase, that is followed by rapid return. There are no rules that you can't live a life filled with inspiration, and no rules that say the down times have to equal the goods times. To quote Alfred E. Newman: "What, me worry?".
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