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^ I bet I know who it is!!
:p My inspiration is simply how far I've come from being completely addicted to drugs... and how much farther I can possibly go. It inspires me to keep challenging myself... I can do anything! 
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I personally can't attribute my inspiration to just one person or one specific thing. I'd like to think that there are various people and sources that can potentially inspire me such that the possibilities are endless.
Here goes the sappy list: *Positive, passionate and genuine people with great hearts and minds *Intellectual types who inspire me to think about life from a different perspective or challenge my own beliefs. *Sunny days: Life seems so much brighter and things appear so much clearer *Creative people inspire me to create *The idea of being happy and content with myself inspires me to maintain a healthy weight and attitude *The pursuit of happiness and contentment inspires me to get on with life, finish my degree, start a career journey, build a home for myself. *My amazing family, my childhood memories and the neighbourhood I grew up in inspires me to want to eventually create a family of my own and a nurturing environment for my own children, if I ever have any. *The complimentary relationship I see exists between my mother and father, who have been married for almost 30 years, inspires me to find something as durable and strong. *My sister's sense of adventure, her ambition and her strong-will inspires me to live my life with a little more ambition and confidence *My volunteer job inspires me to give back to the community even more.. because iI see that benevolence does make a difference. *Seeing my friends go in different direction in life and pursue their dreams inspire me to find my own way. Lots of shit. Lots of sappy shit. I could go on and on but the gym awaits me... Last edited by yoko*; Apr 12, 07 at 11:30 AM.
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I get my inspiration to create from many a place but it's always random and never consistent aside from the previously mentioned, like yawning during an old acid rock record and your hearing coming back to full halfway through a riff and really liking that part that usually isn't emphasized... or seeing a little kid taking 15 minutes to pass my house on his way home because there's an evil kingdom of ants that must be vanquished. Seeing all of that always puts my mind in a creative place. I'm more curious where the artists on the board get their inspiration to create. Not that I don't appreciate the above posts, but I should have been more specific. Last edited by tiedye; Apr 18, 07 at 04:19 AM.
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and to add:
change. anything from new tools/gear, to a different environment in which you do your thing, to having a different beverage doing so. I feel like i'm growing each day and if I don't remind myself that things are changing/developing, I feel stuck in a whole about a year back
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Apr 12, 07
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main sources of inspiration for my artwork
#1)my imagination #2)memories/experiences #3)all people, myself included #4)unexplainable randomness #5)the work of other artists the key to unlock "the vault" for me is usually as simple as a joint and a cup of coffee. the main motivators to do artwork. #1) the love for the work #2) playing up the rockstar dream #3) earth's women
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Apr 13, 07
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I'm suddenly reminded of Chicago - You're the Inspiration.
YouTube - Elite Beat Agents - A Christmas Gift
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Well, aren't inspiration and motivation similar if not same? I think both words are often used interchangeably... Correct me if I'm wrong. As for creative inspiration, I'd still stick to the same list personally. I don't draw or paint as much as I used to... But most of my work has been inspired or motivated by the inspirations and motivations that were either present or absent at the time of inception. When I felt unspired by life, most of my works were of a darker nature.. When I felt more optimistic they were more light and simple. Sadly I have often find that some of the toughest moments in life inspired yet some of my most unique (and somewhat morbid) works. I'm willing to trade that kind of creativity in for happiness.
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Apr 13, 07
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They seem interchangeable, but I can think of an example or two where they might not be as interchangeable, which would suggest that there is indeed something that seperates them that is worth pointing out. Terry Fox and his story. Would you say that his story inspires you, or motivates you? (Assuming it does one of these two things, I know of a couple of people who hate Mr. Fox for various reasons) It seems more appropriate to say: "His story is inspiring." as opposed to "His story is motivating." The second statement seems to beg the question: motivated to do ''what?" Whereas the first statement seems safe to end it where it is. At least, I've heard people say that "X is inspiring" and it didn't seem to beg the question. I guess if I had to boil it down, "inspiration" seems to be this sort of blanket term that means motivated to do things in general, without the need to define what those things are. Whereas, motivation on its own automatically implies a target: to not define what that target is seems to leave one 'hanging,' so to speak. Well, that's just my take on it. On my first post in this thread, I think it would make more sense to replace the 'inspiration' with 'motivation'. *** I am so distracted from writing my final papers THIS HAPPENS EVERY FREAKING SEMESTER WITHOUT FAIL I could be writing my essay right now. Fuck the world AN EDIT OF SORTS: There's some strange irony present in the fact I'm wasting valuable essay writing time on a thread regarding inspiration. Last edited by Magi; Apr 13, 07 at 12:51 AM.
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NEVER AGAIN BARE THE AUDACITY TO SULLY MY THREADS WITH A CHICAGO REFERENCE EVER AGAIN. Jesus H tap dancin' Christ.
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Haha. Essay-writing often inspires the desire to PROCRASTINATE. Anyways, you COULD ask... and maybe some really should ask... "What did terry fox's story inspire in you?" Maybe the problem is in the fact that people stop at the point of inspiration... I thought it out before posting that question, I think they are rooted in similar things and they are often used interchangeably. One sounds more spiritual and surreal while one sounds more active and concrete... but I think they might be the same thing really... aesthetically different perhaps. Anyway, inspire your way to the finish line - get to your essay! Edited for massive spelling error. Last edited by yoko*; Apr 13, 07 at 01:06 AM.
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Inspiration is something that sparks creativity and idea in your head. Motivation is something that pushes you to accomplish something.
I am always motivated to do something but often I haven't the inspiration to figure out what to accomplish. They are very different words.
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^I could go on philosophizing about the *perceived* difference between motivation and inspiration and argue that they are both rooted in the same thing...
But I'll leave the thread-killing to someone else. Great points though - I'll leave it at that.
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hmmm, inspiration huh?
chad thats a tough one. but its funny to see you distinguish between inspiration and motivation when they are clearly and obviously,forever, intertwined. one can not exist without the other. i just see them as two of the same. same meaning for both words. shit, words are such a SLOPPY way of comunicating anyway.
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I see motivation as fuel for achieving something you can see. I see inspiration as motivation for letting the rest of your mind come out.
What I mean is when I'm inspired, I don't already know what I'm trying to achieve yet, so it could be anything. That's not to say it's blind energy, but instead more possibilities. Last edited by scue; Apr 13, 07 at 11:44 AM.
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grab a thesaurus, impel = to bring forth, therefore at their root they are the same.
since you mean inspiration in an entirely artistic sense then i can't say what inspires me because while i can appreciate art I am not artistic in the least. as for motivation, while i have an A type personality that makes me a very competitive person im almost entirely motivated by an internal drive that gives me the desire to constantly improve myself and seek new challenges inorder to 'self-actualize.' Its the one part of my personality that i dont understand. it also means that ill probably never be entirely happy with my life. Last edited by SEAN!; Apr 13, 07 at 08:04 PM.
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You logic is very clear and, for most, would be the obvious way to go. However, I see it differently. Are life and death the same thing, for they are eternally intertwined? This is a possibility because some cultures see life and death as a paradox. Life leads to death and death leads to rebirth, but does that make them the same? I don't believe so. They are, in my mind, two very different things that are very much reliant on one another no matter what your beliefs. Without life, death could never be. Without death, would life be the same? No, no it wouldn't. The fruit would taste nowhere near as sweet. They are forever intertwined but very much different. Are light and dark the same thing? Without light, we wouldn't have darkness for darkness is the absence of light. We would simply see nothing. They are forever intertwined but very much different. Yin is not Yang for a reason, John. Without one, the other would not be what it is but that doesn't make them the same. Anyways, my afternoon was spent on this introverted rant. Hopefully it won't go in vain. Last edited by tiedye; Apr 18, 07 at 04:23 AM.
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