Inspiration and Calm Today.

I received an encouraging note from a new friend yesterday, and this really hit me hard.

 "I recommend meditating on anything that might be holding your body back. The mind-body connection in labor and birth is strong and really pretty amazing. If we don't feel safe in some way, our body won't release naturally."

I started thinking about this and I realized how much stress I have made for myself this last week.  Pouring over every unknown detail and worrying about things I have no control over.  Today will be different.  Today will be calm.  Today I will comb my mind to remember the things that inspire me.  Hopefully after a day where I find a safe spot within, I can entice Lucy to join me in it.

Because I rely heavily on visual stimulation to inspire me, today's post is all the things I have found that my eyes have fallen in love with lately.

Yellow and Gray.

The juxtapose of calmness and strength of gray to the boldness and audacity of yellow excites me.  I simply love it.  My living room, dining room, and entry way have been transformed by this color play.  I love living in this new space.

A mess of pretty colors.

Led Zeppelin.

Yes....I said it.  I remember going through a phase in high school where I consumed myself with music from the 60s.  I couldn't get enough of Pink Floyd, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Cream, Rolling Stones, CCR, Frank Zappa, and The Grateful Dead.  It is my appreciation for that sound that has shaped most of taste in music.  Since then it has led me all over the place, and now there isn't much that I don't enjoy as long as I feel connected to the lyrics and it makes me feel those butterflies I first felt when I listened to this song:

Something about the sound of this song is just so powerful. Usually when I am not inspired by anything new, I take the time to let myself rediscover some old music loves.  I just can't get enough. Seriously...turn it up...do you hear that?  That guitar and harmonica? Holy hell...I love it. If you visit my house, it is most likely that my record player will be on, and an old zeppelin album will be playing. 

 It makes my ears happy.