O' beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea. This is our majestic tribute to this great country in which we live. The words from Katherine Lee Bates in 1893 while visiting Colorado Springs, Colorado were prompted by her journey on train visiting the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the wheat fields of the Central United States to finally arriving at the sublime mountainside overlooking the vast Great Plains. Through inspiration, Bates was able to write down her emotions and capture the American spirit that resonates every time we sing “America the Beautiful”.
Inspiration and Ingenuity are often given yet hardly received, our mind must be clear of waste and we must be ready to act. Most of the men and women who have had a profound impact in our lives have been individuals that we have looked to for inspiration and guidance. The reason we did this is because of a feeling given or an example shown by them. The givers of these feelings or the person we admire become who you admire through accepting inspiration and acting upon the inspired promptings.
Like New Year’s resolutions inspired guidance is useless unless acted upon. If your intention was to lose weight by better diet and increased exercise you have received inspiration that will improve your physical well being. However, if you don’t start eating better and exercising you will inevitably not increase your ability to not only become healthier but also receive inspiration. Intentions are simply meaningless without action. When you receive inspiration and fail to act your ability to process inspiring thoughts will begin to diminish. As you accomplish resolutions or inspiring thoughts through action you will inevitably become more attune to your abilities.
Katherine Lee Bates' glorious poem would have been meaningless if she hadn’t written down the words. It’s a simple concept that yields monumental results: upon receiving inspiration, do it.
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