Inspired by the Simple

     Inspiration comes in ways not see by all eyes or heard by all ears. It is unique to who you are. People can be inspired by their own personal lives; their willingness to write personal experiences to show themselves they have the strength to talk about the bad things in their life. Even being selfless in writing their own tragedies to be a light to others, not yet strong enough. People can find inspiration in the littlest things in life. Their dog, food, laughter! Anything and everything that has an important significance to your life.
      I am personally able to find the most inspiration in my personal life. With struggles I have dealt with and the challenges that have been throw at me. There always seems to be thoughts flowing through my mind that are just aching to be written down on that flimsy white sheet of paper. It's as if my troubles seem so heavy as they are inside me and weighing me down; yet they seems to just disappear on that piece of paper. Such a light, weightless object able to carry such heavy burdens. It doesn't seem like it can be that easy, but it is. That's the beauty of it.
     Focusing is the hardest part of writing that perfect paper. I have one simple fix for that. Music. Music is the best way to calm me; to clear my messy mind. The constant beat and rhythm of the music just soothes me and makes me feel at ease. My favorite type of music is smooth jazz. I'm in love with the one and only Frank Sinatra. Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Bing Cosby and Louie Armstrong. They are all my favorites! When I listen to them while I write, words just seems to flow right out of my pen to my paper. I always seem to have a clear mind while my music is playing. At moments it even gives me chills... goose bumps down my spine. It's a good feeling.
     To me, writing is an inspiration itself. I love to write. It gives me an outlet to just let it all go.