I probably shouldn’t admit to this, but sometimes things annoy me. You too? Oh good. I don’t feel so bad then, knowing I’m not the only one! Then again, some things inspire me too. Those are the things I’d rather focus on, but I thought I’d share both lists. So here you go: (Pictures are only of things that inspire me.) :)

Seven things that annoy me:

1. People who ride their bicycle in the street with the cars when there is a perfectly good sidewalk right beside said street.

2. Having to return a supposed perfectly good, brand new item to the store because it’s defective or missing something from a sealed box.

3. Reviewers and critics who give unasked for reviews or advice anonymously.

4. Movies, TV Shows, Books, etc. that misrepresent facts because they didn’t do their research.

5. Recipes that have mislabeled ingredients, like too much milk added to a waffle batter, which would make them too runny and the end product too thin.

6. Solicitors who call a “do not call number” and pretend the call isn’t trying to sell you something.

7. Music that is made up of continually repeated phrases or a chorus that gets sung over and over and over again.

Seven things that inspire me:

1. Successful people who are truly humble and don’t seem to notice how impressive they are.

2. Stories that don’t end like I expected or that surprised me in a good way.

3. Visual arts that let me live in another world, transporting me there – suspending my disbelief in a believable manner.

4. Music with creative, profound lyrics.

5. Delectable dark chocolate and recipes that make me want to repeat them.

6. Majestic mountains, colorful sunsets, lakes like glass, ancient forests, the world beneath the oceans, airplane rides above the clouds, a million stars on the blackest night.

7. The Hebrew language and names for God and their meanings in that language. Adonai Elohai, The Lord my God – and above all else – God Himself.

So those are my lists. I think I am more inspired now for having recalled them. :) There will always be things that annoy or frustrate us – it comes with life. But I’m glad God gives us the good to inspire as well.

Care to share your lists with me? With permission, perhaps I can post a few here.

Shalom~