Inspire...

Okay, here goes. I'm a member of Scrappy Chatters. It's an online group of scrappers from around the world. This weekend we are celebrating the third birthday of the group with an all weekend online crop. I participated in last years party and had a blast. One of the challeges this year is a Blog Journaling Challege. It will encourage us to write a little a day and use our blogs. We will be given a word every day and then we are supposed to write about the word for 5 minutes.

Today's word is inspire.

From Dictionary.com
–verb (used with object)
1. to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
2. to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire confidence in others.
3. to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc.: to inspire a person with distrust.
4. to influence or impel: Competition inspired her to greater efforts.
5. to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does: They were inspired by a belief in a better future.
6. to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence: writings inspired by God.
7. to guide or control by divine influence.
8. to prompt or instigate (utterances, acts, etc.) by influence, without avowal of responsibility.
9. to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.: a philosophy that inspired a revolution.
10. to take (air, gases, etc.) into the lungs in breathing; inhale.
11. Archaic.
a. to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by breathing (usually fol. by into).
b. to breathe into or upon. –verb (used without object)
12. to give inspiration.
13. to inhale.

Most of us are inspired by something or someone in our life. I am inspired by the wonderful group of ladies that I have met in this group. There are always encouraging words being said whether it's scrapbook or non-scrapbook related subjects. We share both digital and paper layouts. When we share out layouts it inspires others to try new things from embellishments to techniques. I have learned so much from this group!