Get Inspired I: Sibelius Did & It Worked For Him

Well, it's certainly proving to be an interesting time of late that's for sure!

By now you'll have no doubt realised just how passionate I'm becoming about this whole series of postings I've done on the power of choices that one has.

Take me for instance (yep, here's another anecdote), having read from "I Declare" how there is power in the words that *I* say so should hold no one else responsible for the words that I utter except myself, I am wondering now just what the future holds as I strive to integrate this into my FutureFocus thinking.
I've already made confessionals of what I'm hoping to see happen, from finding a girlfriend, to achieving the God-given destiny that I'm heading inescapably for, it all sounds promising as I seek to find out as much information so that I approach these days ahead with as much clarity as possible.

Pro 4:7 The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom, and whatever you get, get insight.

So therein lies the reason for my pursuit; because it is scriptural and yet should not be undertaken at the expense of my relationship with God, MY God!

I got to thinking about this as I lay on my bed a short while ago just unwinding from a day that's seen me better understand now why I've trodden the path I've trodden.

Reason? It's all to do with the choices I made in the days leading up to the "funk" as I've termed it (or just general depression you might also call it). I let my eyes see my circumstances, thought nothing would change, agreed that nothing would change and thus nothing changed!

Having spent most of the evening first of all job-searching and then listening to Smooth Classics on Classic FM,  I then figured it'd be fun to just sit on my step as I'm most often likely to do these days reading "A Clash of Kings", the second in the Game of Thrones series of books.

As you can imagine, it gives me a lot of time to think, a looot of time. This is all time that can either be spent on thinking how life's not where I want it to be, or it can be spent mulling over where I need to go and what I need to do to make a change, I'm gonna throw this in here now from Day Seventeen of "I Declare": -

"You are closest to your victory when you face the greatest opposition"

Have a listen to how he follows this up: -

"You have to have a 'never-say-die' attitude. If you can't get in the door why don't you try the window? If you can't get through the window, why not be bold and go through the roof?"

No, this has nothing to do with breaking and entering! :-P

I'm merely saying that when things like this occur to me, I start looking for ways to change my circumstances, I don't just sit there and take it like a wuss!

I get inspired!

Or let me put what I put in a recent posting; "You can either get disappointed, or you can get inspired"!

Don't just think that this is your lot in life so this is how it must be.

Part of this evening has to be dedicated to listening to Sibelius' Second Symphony on Classic FM's Full Works Concert: -

Let me tell you I got inspired!

When I heard the story of Sibelius in his career whose goal was to be a violinist for the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. They refused him on the grounds that he appeared too nervous, so he went elsewhere. The story concludes that of course he travelled a number of countries like France and Germany before he ends up becoming one of the most renowned (if a little under-appreciated by today's standards) composers in Italy.

See? Sibelius didn't just give up when the band he wanted to join rejected him, did he? Fid he duck!

He got inspired and went on to compose this symphony which to my mind exacerbates his skilful composing reflecting his tumultuous journey towards getting the recognition he deserved and eventually this symphony crowned his return home where his loyalties lay to Finland and family.

FINAL THOUGHT

As I wrap up this entry in my blog, I want you all to take a moment to stop and appreciate what you've got in life because it won't be like this tomorrow, or maybe the day after. You might wonder how I can say this, but I've been around long enough (even if I do feel like my knowledge is akin to twice the number of years I've been on this plane of existence) to appreciate that what's here today might be gone tomorrow.

Or it might not...

So just grin and bear it, stick it out, lift your head to the sky and watch what happens when you get inspired!

Peace out