Inspire

Word:  Inspire

When I think of this word I think about all the people that have inspired me in the past.  I think about the people that have impacted me the most, my teachers, my family, and my friends.  No matter what we do in life we have been inspired by at least one person to keep going and never give up.  For the students that walk into my classroom each and every day I hope that I am someone that inspires them.  I want to be able to teach so that they are eager to learn more on a daily basis.  I want to be able to see their faces light up, to understand their wants and desires.  I hope that I help them to make connections on a daily basis to see things in a new way.  

Tomorrow begins a new week.  I have been inspired this weekend by blogs that I have read, IG pictures and of course finally getting involved in the world that is twitter.  Social media is taking over my life, but I must say that to me it is inspiring, because I don’t want to use it just to have something to waste my time.  I want to use it so that I can be a better person.  I want to use it to inspire.  

If your eyes are opened, you’ll see the things worth seeing.”  -Rumi

What’s worth seeing?  I mean really what is worth my time and effort.  On the weekends I have to take the shuttle in order to get to the grocery store.  Some days I do a great job of looking at the people along the way as we drive down the street.  Today I was more interested in my book than I was really seeing the world around me.  Some days it is just really tiring to understand all that is in the world.  But you know what?  The days that I feel rushed and out of sorts are the days that I forget to stop and just open my eyes to see the things worth seeing.  

Mark 10:27

 

²⁷ Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”


I need to remember this.  Most days I get so caught up in myself that I forget to just rely on God.  I forget that the big picture is that God has this crazy world under control.  It is just so stinking hard sometimes to realize that even among the problems there is a purpose.  Sometimes I just don't understand all the crazy things that are going through my head.  Sometimes I just want to give up.  But it is then that I have to remind myself that God is greater than my doubts, and bigger than my fears.  He loves me, and He truly does want me to succeed.   I follow him through the things that steal my joy and take my energy.  Trying to focus and love.  Trying to inspire those around me to turn to him too.