We're not so different at all. Like you, I'm inspired by reading, movies, music, art, beauty. I would add travel--there's something about leaving your daily paradigm that shocks you out of your own skin and someplace else.

Sometimes the most inspiring place for me is sitting in a seminar, in church, or on a plane. Yes, I'm essentially admitting that my mind wanders, even when I'm supposed to be paying attention. I think there's a reason I used to write so many stories and poems in school.

Movies move me much. They leave me sometimes with gaping holes until I stagger off to find a pen and some paper to chase a fill for them. Art moves me often. Two prints by artist Raina Gentry hang on my office wall. One in particular, titled "It's All in Her Mind" speaks to me daily. It is not a beautiful or settling picture--but as someone who struggles with anxiety, it is, to me, true. Another artist I love is Jia Lu. What she paints is sheer beauty. [...]

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