Through the term inspiration will refer to the action and effect of inspiring or inspiring, that is to say, either to instill in the mind ideas, affections, among others, or, failing that, to attract the outside air to the lungs.
Natural tendency that someone has and that leads him to masterfully create on various levels
Thus, the concept presents two well-extended uses, on the one hand the supernatural illustration that God or a supernatural force communicates to an individual, facilitating creativity at the request of some activity, especially in the field of the arts.
And on the other hand, the word designates the entry of air into our body through the nose.
In the first sense mentioned, inspiration is related to a natural stimulus that will arise within an artist, a poet, a writer. It will never appear by will or through effort, which is why it is distinguished from training and work.
Rites, customs and places that favor inspiration
Although as we just mentioned that inspiration turns out to be a spontaneous matter, many artists help it through different methodologies so that it finally appears. Because it is common for each artist to have their own rituals and customs, which they will implement so that inspiration does indeed appear. Some of the most common are: listening to a certain music, aromatizing an environment with a special smell, setting a space, visiting a place, traveling to a part of the world that enjoys a special experience, a personal experience that has been lived in it. interpersonal plane, among others.
We must also say that there are places where it is easier to come across inspiration, for example, natural environments, close to green life and nature often trigger mental creativity.
Nature offers us a pleasant, calm setting and almost always gives the person a feeling of pleasure and serenity, the ideal to give free rein to inspiration.
The well-being and tranquility that nature transmits to us help in the flow of ideas, being relaxed, rested is the best there is to be inspired.
Otherwise, having stress, physical and mental fatigue will definitely take us away from a scenario of inspiration. Stressed people are proven unable to connect with themselves to produce innovative creations.
For example, if you are going through a stressful situation, recover because it will definitely take you away from the possibility of creating.
The writer, the painter, the musician, the actor, the theater director, among others, will make the most of those moments of inspiration that suddenly invade them, because well we say they cannot plan them, they arise directly in an absolutely natural way .
As we just said, inspiration springs up suddenly, it does not warn, then, you have to be prepared to receive it and bring it down to earth as is popularly said.
It is also a reality of many artists that inspiration is not abundant and it can happen that long hours and even days and months go by without inspiration appearing.
A good method to avoid wasting inspiration when it appears and does not knock on the door is to always be active, working, following the professional routine to the letter in order to assimilate inspiration when it arises.
“The inspiration for the last story I wrote came to me during my stay in India, it was a really eye-opening trip”; "I have to make a delivery soon for the creativity workshop but I find it difficult to find inspiration"; "His new work evidenced a clear wear in his inspiration."
Biological process that allows respiration
And regarding the second sense of the word, in breathing, inspiration, or also called air inhalation, is that process that involves the entry of air from an external environment into the body. "The doctor made me take a deep breath to examine the state of my lungs."
Inhalation through the mouth or nose, both in humans and in those vertebrate animals with lung respiration, constitutes the first phase of the respiration process.
It will continue through the trachea, the bronchi collect that air and transfer it to the lungs.
At the same time there are some movements in other organs such as the diaphragm will tighten, the intercostal muscles that surround and protect the lungs will expand, leading up to the ribs, in order to expand lung capacity and in turn the ability to air entrance.
