What inspires you

WoollyRedHat

The outdoors, nature. The transition of the sky from day to night, those beautiful colours. Hearing a song that resonates with you, not just because it's you find it's catchy, but that it makes you think, makes you more perceptive.

People. Different kinds of people.

People who go through hell and still manage to make the best of life. People who have a positive attitude no matter what life throws at them. They inspire me to keep on going and to keep fighting when life gets hard.

People who work hard to achieve their goals and don't give up when it gets really tough. They inspire me to achieve my goals.

Birneybau

Money.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Probably sounds crass but a calm bright day with the sun glinting off the river as I fly fish. The dash of a kingfisher perhaps or coming across an otter. Seeing nature all around me and feeling the sun on my back.

Sheep Lover

Seeing a disabled person get up out of their wheelchair and start to weakly walk and sometimes eventually going into a full sprint.

Truely inspirational

Menas

Knowing that one hundred years ago all my great grandparents were all living off very small farms but they inspired my grand parents to do better....and they inspired my parents to do better again and here I am, trying to do better again and inspire my son to carry it on.

Alf Veedersane

Being better.

kneemos

Tubridy's cancer victims,every time.

Lapin

Knowing that once you're gone, you're gone and that there is nothing else.

So live life to its fullest as you'll never get another spin.

Acquire knowledge, learn from mistakes, work to your best, have fun and be nice.

That does it for me !

TheOtherMan

The fact that you very rarely get a 2nd chance so If it feels right just go for it

Zippie84

Making a difference in the world.

The Backwards Man

Worrying about what the neighbours think. Sometimes I sit up until 6.30 am to cut the lawn so the neighbours will think I'm an early riser.

lulu1

What inspires me is seeing people do well for themselves yet never forgetting their family or where they were reared. Also I know people with disabilities who never ever complain although I know they are going through hell. It amazes me how they cope every day

Donkey Oaty

People who are not afraid to go against the tide and say what they believe, such as "Can we rename this thread Examples of Banal Californian Hippy **** from the 1970s"

CJ Haughey

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Worrying about what the neighbours think. Sometimes I sit up until 6.30 am to cut the lawn so the neighbours will think I'm an early riser.

My cousins neighbour milks the cows at 2 o clock in the morning, be a normal sight to see him ploughing the field or on the digger at drains at 3 o clock in the morning.

Hermy

Honesty and integrity.

So I'm not inspired very often!

Aongus Von Bismarck

The world. Being able to walk outside and see how extraordinary this little planet we live on is. The silence. The tree you look at. Teaming with life.

Making money. I love what I do. I've made huge sacrifices in my life to be where I am now. Could I have played for the Galway hurling team? Perhaps. I'd have tried as hard as I could. Character.

Mindfulness. To stop, focus on the breathe and be. Jon Kabat-Zinn is someone who truly inspires me.

The Backwards Man

CJ Haughey wrote: »

My cousins neighbour milks the cows at 2 o clock in the morning, be a normal sight to see him ploughing the field or on the digger at drains at 3 o clock in the morning.

Few like that around here too. Nothing worse than having your midnight court down a quiet loning interrupted by a vampire farmer with a bale lifter.

Desolation Of Smug

Fear of homelessness, the wife, and the awful noises the kids make when hungry.

Mint Aero

Rust has been a life long inspiration for me. Most recently I've turned to decaying wood.

lulu1

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Worrying about what the neighbours think. Sometimes I sit up until 6.30 am to cut the lawn so the neighbours will think I'm an early riser.

Do people still worry about what the neighbours think. I couldn't honestly give two monkeys what they think.
I know years ago growing up my parents were terrible We cant do this or that what would the neighbours think. Even when my brother got married him and his partner wanted a quiet family wedding well there was uproar.
You have to invite Tom Dick and Harry or what will they think.
They were not invited and the parents were not happy bunnies

anncoates

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Seeing a disabled person get up out of their wheelchair and start to weakly walk and sometimes eventually going into a full sprint.

Truely inspirational

I love Trading Places too.

WoollyRedHat

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

People who are not afraid to go against the tide and say what they believe, such as "Can we rename this thread Examples of Banal Californian Hippy **** from the 1970s"

You sure you got your decade right? The love revolution actually began in the late 60s. Peace

Sheep Lover

anncoates wrote: »

I love Trading Places too.

Eh?

Like musical chairs?

The Backwards Man

lulu1 wrote: »

Do people still worry about what the neighbours think. I couldn't honestly give two monkeys what they think.
I know years ago growing up my parents were terrible We cant do this or that what would the neighbours think. Even when my brother got married him and his partner wanted a quiet family wedding well there was uproar.
You have to invite Tom Dick and Harry or what will they think.
They were not invited and the parents were not happy bunnies

Yeah I worry about it constantly, it's tiring work, but all worth it when you are 'seen' at a wake or a funeral, when you don't be in the pub on a weekday, or when your washing line is kept perfectly hidden from public view.

Donkey Oaty

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

You sure you got your decade right? The love revolution actually began in the late 60s. Peace

It did, brother in flowers, but the heavy commercial element only really got going in the 70s - even though the moon was no longer in the seventh house, and Jupiter was misaligned with Mars.

For the people on here who are inspired by disabled folks, check out Nic Vujicic. He da man.

whupdedo

CJ Haughey wrote: »

My cousins neighbour milks the cows at 2 o clock in the morning, be a normal sight to see him ploughing the field or on the digger at drains at 3 o clock in the morning.

He's not inspirational, he's just a fcukin moron

lulu1

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Yeah I worry about it constantly, it's tiring work, but all worth it when you are 'seen' at a wake or a funeral, when you don't be in the pub on a weekday, or when your washing line is kept perfectly hidden from public view.

I agree If its the last thing you do you must make sure you are seen at the wake and shake hands with a family member.

WoollyRedHat

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

It did, brother in flowers, but the heavy commercial element only really got going in the 70s - even though the moon was no longer in the seventh house, and Jupiter was misaligned with Mars.

For the people on here who are inspired by disabled folks, check out Nic Vujicic. He da man.

Counter-culture became big money, something to sell, which is ironic in itself.

Duck's hoop

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

The world. Being able to walk outside and see how extraordinary this little planet we live on is. The silence. The tree you look at. Teaming with life.

Making money. I love what I do. I've made huge sacrifices in my life to be where I am now. Could I have played for the Galway hurling team? Perhaps. I'd have tried as hard as I could. Character.

Mindfulness. To stop, focus on the breathe and be. Jon Kabat-Zinn is someone who truly inspires me.

Away and take your face for a shyte.

Desolation Of Smug

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Away and take your face for a shyte.

Clontarf must have come on a bit in the last few years..

Sheep Lover

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

Clontarf must have come on a bit in the last few years..

Has strong links with Frankfurt, apparently

Donkey Oaty

Duck's hoop wrote: »

Away and take your face for a shyte.

That's no way to talk to the greatest hurler Galway could have ever produced.

xLisaBx

Probably my cousin who did when we were both 8. That kind of memory and experience really pushed me to get through darker moments and to appreciate life, something I didn't do often.

Timberrrrrrrr

Desolation Of Smug wrote: »

Clontarf must have come on a bit in the last few years..

Was thinking the same, not 12 months ago he was on about renting a bedsit in Clontarf

JacquesDeLad

Ireland with a rugby playing pool of 25,000 beating England with 175,000 players at their disposal.

Quality can beat quantity.

Lapin

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

That's no way to talk to the greatest hurler Galway could have ever produced.

In fairness it's hard to nip out for a loaf of bread in Loughrea anymore without bumping into one of the many people qualified for that particular accolade.

You could quite easily line out all the ex future Galway star hurlers in Croke Park - To fill the stands rather than field a team.

fineso.mom

The Backwards Man wrote: »

.... Nothing worse than having your midnight court down a quiet loning interrupted by a vampire farmer with a bale lifter.

Sounds like the punchline for a 'Far Side' cartoon. :-)

Donkey Oaty

fineso.mom wrote: »

Sounds like the punchline for a 'Far Side' cartoon. :-)

Those Larson cartoons were the hard-copy memes of the pre-internet generation.

anncoates

Sheep Lover wrote: »

Eh?

Like musical chairs?

Exactly.

lulu1

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Few like that around here too. Nothing worse than having your midnight court down a quiet loning interrupted by a vampire farmer with a bale lifter.

I am having a good laugh at this I understand every word, but if I asked my teenagers what a court down a loning meant they would send for the men in white coats.
I believe the correct term is A shift where ever you fancy

wretcheddomain

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