Inspiration from the Daily Om

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Bringing Inspiration Into Form
Putting Our Tools To Use

Every craftsperson has a toolbox full of tools and a number of techniques
to help them bring inspiration into form. In the same way, throughout our
lives, we have discovered our own life tools and techniques—the ways and
means that have helped us create our lives up to this point. Sometimes we
forget about the tools and skills we’ve acquired, and we wonder why we aren’t
moving forward. At times like these, it might just be a matter of
remembering what we already know, and rediscovering the tools we already
have at our disposal.

In the process of becoming who we are and creating our lives, we have all
gone through the experience of being inspired to do something and then
finding the tools we needed to do it. If we look back, we may be able to
remember that we used, for example, the tool of writing every day in order
to clarify our intentions. We may also have used the tools of ritual,
meditation, or visualization to make something happen. In addition, we may
have been fueled by a new idea about how the universe works, which is what
gave us the inspiration to use these tools.

In order for ideas to be powerful, they must be imbued with the energy of
our engagement with them, and in order for tools to be effective they must
be put to use. This sounds obvious, but often we fall into the habit of
thinking we are engaging with ideas and using tools by virtue of the fact
that we are reading about them, or listening to other people talk about
them. In truth, using our tools is a very personal action, one we must take
on behalf of ourselves. Like artists, we are each unique and no two of us
will receive the same inspiration, nor will we bring it into form in the
same two ways. To discover the truth of our own vision, we must take action
by remembering our tools and putting them to use.