• Mary Ann "Skipper"
  • 2007
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Serena Williams won the Australia Open last week against top-seeded Maria Sharapova. Serena’s inspiration: a note with her deceased sister’s name on it, Yetunde. She would look at it in between games. It was enough to motivate her to the championship.

Last week I saw two art exhibits about beauty and inspiration. Louis Comfort Tiffany was inspired by nature to create colorful stained glass windows and unique forms of glass.

American artists living in Paris in the late 19th century were inspired by Parisian impressionist painters, the light of the outdoors and everyday scenes.

“Inspire” means to inhale; to stimulate; or to motivate. It comes from “in spirit,” putting spirit or life into.

What inspires you to create, accomplish and bring out your best? How do you add it to your life? It could come from other people, a book, beautiful objects, flowers or a memory of someone special.

Today, notice what breathes life into you. You can create an environment and surround yourself with inspiration. It will add to the richness of your life.