Happy Monday!  I hope you had a great weekend.

I’ve been reading a great series by Hayley of Tiny Twig about how to find, grow, and keep your passion. In her post how to create your own inspiration, Hayley asks and answers “What makes me excited?” and then explains that we can use the answers to this question to create times of inspiration, motivation and creativity.

Here’s my list:

• perusing a book store
• going to a yoga class
• happy hour/coffee/dinner with a friend
• walking around the city on a weekend
• making a new recipe
• feeding people
• riding the bus and looking out the window
• sunny days
• driving and singing to the radio
• talking to strangers
• a good workout
• being out of the office during normal business hours
• reading magazines
• listening to others
• being out and about in the morning
• helping others

These are things that make me feel inspired, creative, motivated.They perk me up. They make me feel like me.  They get my creative juices flowing.  They get me out of a funk.  They stimulate me.  They calm me down.  They distract me. They help me de-stress and recharge. They make me happy and bubbly and excited.

The next time I’m looking for some inspiration or am feeling down, I’ll refer to this list to get me back to me.

Let’s hear it:

What’s on your list?  What gets you excited?