Last night I lay in bed, summer sounds drifting through the window.
I noticed little luminescent flashes of light playing on the walls and ceiling in the dark apartment.
It took me a moment to realize they were fireflies dancing in the night air. Instead of out on the lawn where I had been fascinated by them when I was a child.
They had come into the house. There were at least 20 and the colorful flashes of light brought back fond memories of summer nights dashing across soft blades of grass trying to catch a firefly in a jar.
I’ve never had them come and dance inside my home before. It was a wonderful way to drift off to sleep. My imagination floated along the soft night air, all sorts of magical thoughts playing in my mind as I drifted in a pleasant half sleep.
As I watched the luminescent flashes I wondered why as adults we don’t let our imagination free most of the time.
What is it about being grown up that says we can’t chase fireflies for the sheer joy of running barefooted across the soft grass hoping to get a closer look at this magical little creature that caries a little light on his back as he flies through the summer night…
As I lay watching the lights I was inspired by my imagination to think of ways I could let more of that sense of wonder back into my every day life. What kinds of things would be simple fun for me to experience, just as catching a firefly on a summer night had been so many years before.
What are you inspired by?
What fond memories from a childhood summer can you experience again for the very first time?
When you look at the things you do in your every day life how can you open back up to a sense of wonder?
What can you hear for the very first time when you listen to your favorite piece of music?
How can you look at your work in a new way that brings the imagination and inspiration back to you?
Take time this week to walk barefoot in the grass and spot the fireflies dancing in the evening sky.
You will be inspired by the experience and let your imagination out to play again.
Enjoy!
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