Inspiration

This morning I was in need of a little inspiration. My alarm went off at 6am after a sleepless night spent with a teething cranky toddler and a puking dog. So I lay there and I thought about a couple of things I read/saw yesterday that were very moving.

One was a letter to all Canadians from one of our political leaders who just passed away after a shockingly short battle with cancer:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/08/22/pol-layton-last-letter.html

The other was a video clip that was sent to me from my Korean adoptive moms group:
http://www.flixxy.com/korea-talent-choi-sung-bong.htm

I thought about how a feeling of purpose makes anything possible and allows people to persevere through hardship. It reminded me of one of my favourite quotes:
"This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy." — George Bernard Shaw

So Jack, Choi and George hauled my butt out of bed, less tired and more joyful.