![]() ![]() My analytical, science-attuned left-brain understands ‘inspiration’ and breath as a life force. One solid year of dedicated meditation since my dad was diagnosed with incurable cancer has imbedded in me a profound respect for the simple necessity of inspirations and the rhythm of breathing. Its definitions ricochet from my right brain to my left and back again leaving me wondering how a word that I’ve been offhandedly tossing around all these years could hold such gravitas. The word ‘inspiration’ strikes me as significant. But Merriam Webster says, “before inspiration was used to refer to breath it had a distinctly theological meaning…referring to a divine influence upon a person, from a divine entity….” This is the original meaning of the word from the early 14th century. ![]() In the modern figurative sense it refers to someone or something that inspires us. In the literal sense ‘inspiration’ means to breathe in – an inspiration and an expiration occurring in each cycle of breath. ![]() I’ve come to understand in the early days of 2018, that this capacious word embodies the simple act of inhaling, the source of creativity, and ultimately guidance from a divine power. ![]()
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