I love today’s post from Jia of Color Me UnTypical. She is heart felt and honest in sharing with us about where she draws her inspiration from.

Sources for Inspiration:

I find my best inspiration is in music and faith.

I am a very religious person and reading scriptures helps bring peace to my constantly working mind. It’s nice to concentrate on something that’s not dark and dreary. It’s good to read the promises of God, that He is always there for me.

Music inspiration I get from artists like Cherie Call, Kenneth Cope, Hillary Weeks and Jenny Jordan Frogley.

Cherie Call’s song, “Somebody Else’s Shoes” is one of the things that motivated me to take a step and begin living my own life (mentall illness included) instead of trying to be perfect for everyone else.

Because it’s so difficult explaining OCD to someone who doesn’t understand it, I usually refer to myself as, “Broken.” Because that’s how I’ve always felt. Broken. Damaged. Beyond repair. But then I heard the song, “Broken” by Kenneth Cope and it gave me such perspective on the word. The song talks about how broken clouds give rain, broken soil grows grain, broken bread feeds man, broken storms yeild light.. etc. There is a line in the song that really hits home for me and it says, “This broken soul that cries for mending. This broken heart for offering. I’m convinced that God loves broken me. Praise His name, my God loves broken things.”

I listen to that song almost daily as a reminder that being broken is not always a bad thing. Broken my gives a chance for others to maybe witness a healing miracle. Broken me will be able to tell others that being broken does not mean you are useless, or worthless. Broken is still beautiful.