A friend of mine had a cancer screening recently to determine if he was continuing to be in remission. I was able to meet him the night before for dinner and we were talking about how best to navigate life’s ups and downs and he said something profound: “I think you should always move towards inspiration.”
In the 1300s the word “inspire” was aligned with divine activity. The early Latin word means to “inhale, breathe in” and it later evolved into also meaning to “blow into, or upon.”
It’s interesting to consider what direction we choose to orient our attention whenever we face challenges in our lives.
My friend’s idea is in such situations that we choose to move towards a place where we can breathe in and out freely. And as breath sustains us, a place, a location, where life, even new life, dwells and can be found. A place where even the divine might appear, reminding us we are moving in the right direction.
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