Inspirational English, June 2017 Inspirational English, June 2017 | Page 10

To feel inspired is such a warming part of life´s experience.
As humans there are days when we can dissolve into a void
of disruptive negative thoughts, but by refusing to accept
these debilitating feelings we are able to spot inspiration lying
in wait just around the corner. Inspiration comes in many
shapes and sizes, sometimes it’s easy to see, other times it
takes a bit of finding, but by keeping an open clutter free mind
inspiration becomes a lot easier to access.
As a writer and musician inspiration is something I am
constantly on the lookout for, a smile from someone I don’t
know very well as I´m walking in the street, a bird´s song
telling us spring is in the air, a call you didn’t expect to
receive, magical moments that have the potential to lift your
spirits in a very special way.
Just over a year ago I took inspiration from people around
me, friends and associates, who had separately suggested
that the songs I had written over the previous 15 months
would fit well into a stage musical format.
Peter Taylor
Columnist, song-writer and playwright
Having not even come close to attempting a challenge of this
magnitude before it was difficult to see myself completing
such a formidable task, but filled with a high level of
confidence thanks to what people had said to me, the
inspiration, I took up the challenge.
The body of work is now at a stage where I am now looking
for a theatre and actors and musicians as well as all the other
individuals needed for the behind the scenes work. So,
although I didn´t react immediately to what was going on
around me, I did hear what people had said, and fortunately
was able to tune back into it all on a particular day, and now
my life is filled with a positive energy that came out of those
small beginnings … People’s comments inspired me.
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