Tag: inspiration

Author and blogger Cristian Mihai recently wrote, “I’m an ardent believer in the fact that all great writing comes from a place of truth, from a place well hidden inside our soul. I believe that those elements that are based on our own experiences, faults, and beliefs give substance to a story.” Those words hit …[ read more ]

What do a ballpoint pen and a stick of a roll-on deodorant have in common? Would you believe the ballpoint pen inspired the roll-on deodorant? The inventors of  roll-on deodorant sticks saw how the newly-invented (1940’s) Biro pen delivered an even flow of ink, and adapted the idea to create an even flow of liquid …[ read more ]

Inspiration: the word “inspiration” comes from the Latin word inspīrāre, which means to breathe upon or into: in + to breathe  (in + spīrāre) . It also means “to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence.” The original idea was that something outside of a person affected them in such a way that it changed them. That’s what I …[ read more ]