Inspirational Monday Music

Happy Monday Everyone. Today's Monday Music Moves Me these over at Xmas Dolly is Inspirational Music. Here are a few of my inspirational songs.

Ain't Half Hot Mum

Fancy taking part in July's Blog Challenge? 

Go visit Paula's Place to check it out and link up.

Today's Question :  Who inspires you?

That was a soopa easy question to answer.  

My mum as a Teenager

My mum inspires me.  

My mum met her childhood sweetheart when she was 15, she married him at 21 and they have been married for 47 years.  My parents gave up family and friends to move to another country to give us all a better life.  They were very brave to take such a risky chance. 

Oh, there have been times when I didn't like my mum, because of her struggle with addiction.  There have been times where I didn't think she'd be around for too long, because of her downward spiral into the dark places of substance abuse.  

My strong, beautiful mum has pulled herself out of that despair.  She has been sober for nearly 20 years, which deserves a fucking gold badge on its own.  My mum has inspired me to NEVER, NEVER GIVE UP.  No matter how bad things get, you CAN turn things around.  

My mum inspires me to be strong and resourceful, to look for the best in people and always look for the good in situations.  It's not always easy because I'm rather a pessimist   I only have to remember one of my mother's many sayings;  Be Sure Your Sins will Find You Out.  Her sayings continuously bring me back to reality and the truth.  My mum's faith is unshakable and she has empathy and kindness for others way beyond my understanding.  Her awesomeness motivates me to be more like her.

If I have inherited an ounce of her inspiring spirit, I'll be content soul.

And We'll Go Up, Up, UP.

I came across this on SlydesBlog and thought I'd share Zach's story with you because it touched my heart and so many others on YouTube.

A brilliant song and talented artist.

 

 Here were all his video responses!

 

Zach you are an inspiration to everyone!

Don't forget to go Caption my Photo Competition.

★10 Days of Bullshit Challenge - Day 6 ★

★Rockin' Mama★  and wee me are doing the 10 Days of Bullshit Challenge.  

This is Day 6 and today's topicis :  Who or what inspires you.

Check out the other topics here and go link up with Rockin' Mama.

I have many awesome people that have entered and exited my life, at different stages, who have inspired me. Different people have inspired me and continue to inspire me for different reasons.

I don’t believe just one person can give you all you need to be completely inspired in every area of life. We all have diverse talents.

Talented musicians and dancers inspire me to appreciate the beauty of their art and the powerful emotions they exude. Comedians inspire me to laugh and not take life so seriously. My family inspire me to appreciate the power of love. My friends inspire me to live life every day for adventure and experiences. My husband inspires me to be brave and to be a better person than I ever thought I’d be. My children inspire me to stay silly and love playing.

However, one person sticks in my mind and the ironic thing is, she doesn’t even know that she made such an impact in my life. She was an ordinary girl who taught me extraordinary lessons. She taught me the power of choice. She taught me to have a voice. She taught me sacrifice. She taught me endurance and survival. She taught me that being vulnerable was not a weakness. She taught me that surrendering things did not make you defencelss but made you strong.

Even though I haven’t seen her for almost 20 years and she now resides in a different country, she contiues to remind me that life is not about what people or circumstances throw at you, that its about how you choose to react to whatever comes your way.

Thank you, Circe.

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My Own Little Inspiration Station

Being creative is not being afraid of making mistakes; believing there is more than one right answer; finding that new perspective, that new focus. Falling in love with the world. If we let it, creativity can infuse all the facets of our lives; and that when it does, life truly is extraordinary. When we believe it - we'll see it - Dewitt Jones (National Geographic Photo Journalist)

Anyone who needs a little inspiration to be creative and see things in a different light, read the above link. I was blown away by his message.

"Creativity is the ability to see the ordinary as extraordinary".

Here is some of his extraordinary "right answer" moments capture through his very talent eye behind the lens.

LOVE this one.