What if being inspired wasn’t a feeling we waited for—but a practice we lived?
“Inspirement” is an old, nearly forgotten word. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as the act of inspiring, or the state of being inspired—the process of being mentally stimulated to create, act, or influence others. In everyday language, we’d simply call it inspiration.
But I like Inspirement better.
It suggests movement. Action. Something alive.
That’s what I want to happen here. I want this space to be a place where people don’t just consume inspiration, but to gently nudge each other toward doing something with it. Creating something. Helping someone. Taking a step, however small, and then encouraging others to do the same.
Maybe this becomes an Inspirement Movement.
But first, we have to do the work ourselves. Walk the walk. Stack small, daily Inspirements into habits.
So let’s start. I’ll go first.
The other day, I volunteered for Cultivating Inclusion in Murrieta, California, a not-for-profit orchard that provides space and education for folks with special needs. I helped revamp an aging irrigation system so the trees can be properly nourished. The fruit and vegetables grown there go to local food pantries to nourish others.
Thank you, Cultivating Inclusion, for the opportunity to be inspired—and nourished—by your commitment to this work.
If you’d like, share something that inspired you recently. Let’s begin stacking our Inspirements together.