Inspiration is the stimulation of the mind and feelings. Inspiration comes from everywhere and I get inspired from so many places and people. I thought I would share with you a few inspirational people and things that inspire me. "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch continues to be so meaningful to me. I have listened to this lecture many times. Randy was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon. Prior to the annual lecture, Randy was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His lecture "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" was his last lecture in 2007. Cancer took Randy in 2008 and he left quite a legacy for his wife and children. If you could tell everyone about life before you die - what would you say? Go to YouTube and type in The Last Lecture and choose the best quality version.
I love all things Louisiana. I love the culture and I find inspiration in my favorite author, James Lee Burke. He has a series of crime novels and the main character is detective Dave Robicheaux, from New Iberia Louisiana. I have read every Robicheaux novel and I am inspired by the wonderful descriptions of south louisiana and Louisiana culture. The family visited Books Along The Teche in New Iberia, where I met JLB and he signed 2 books. It was one of those awesome days for me.
I love food. I love the history of food. I am so inspired by Louisiana cuisine. I love the history of the rustic dishes that we cook everyday. I am inspired by the great new chefs in the state who I read about in Louisiana Life. But I love John Folse and Paul Prudhomme. True Louisiana cooks who share food that they grew up with.
What is love according to the Bible? It is difficult to define love - but this little book by Henry Drummond was instrumental in me having a better understanding of God's love. Drummond simply explains that we love others and our enemies because He first loved us. He also states the one eternal lesson for us all is how better we can love. The little book (very short) is on the internet for free and you should be able to use this link to access the book.
I will continue to share with my readers what inspires me - please let me know what inspires you.
I was inspired by you to work on the light switch plate in our living room! Thanks for the link to buy the scrapbook paper, but I decided to go to Hobby Lobby and look for something like it because I wanted to work on my craft project now. I found some Fleur de Lis paper and completed it today. I think it came out pretty good! Thanks again! I really enjoy your blog!
ReplyDeleteAwesome Debbie - I bet the Fleur de lis paper looks great. Thanks for reading the blog.
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