slip on your boots and step outside


  Just do it - Nike's motto resounded in mind; I was stuck, empty and uninspired. So I clutched a cup of water and gulped it down, threw on my coat and shoes, draped a scarf around my neck twice, pulled on a pair of gloves, slipped on boots and swung my camera bag over my shoulder.  I ran; my heart quickened as my feet slapped the dewed pavement and my hair whirled and flew and danced behind me. I practically gulped in the hushed, heavy and crisp winter air and my heart thudded a little faster.

After I got home, I clasped my favourite mug brimming with steaming water and plopped a mint tea bag in; and as steam unfurled and pushed against my rosy cheeks, I admitted within my heart, ''the world outside is a fountain of replenishment.''  And honestly? I really did feel so much more refreshed + inspired after that walk.


where are you most inspired?

xx 

15 comments

  1. wow I LOVED your photography!!!:) All your pictures inspired me!!!!:) But I do have a fav, the last one is so BEAUTIFUL!!!!:)

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  2. Oh lordy. Acacia. You are MARVELOUS. Ready for my fangirling?
    Three, six, eight, fourteen, seventeen, and twenty-one are perfecto.

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  3. The spider wed ones. Wowzers! fantastic.
    I'm always so freshened/inspired when I go on walks outside ^_^
    Going to my river just about does it every time.
    xx

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  4. Wow! You are such a gifted writer. I absolutely love the way you make stories come to life with your words.
    I'm most inspired on rainy days, or when I step outside for a while and look at God's beauty around me, and also when I watch a movie with a really great message. :)

    Blessings!

    -Madi

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    1. Oh! And I'm also inspired by bloggers like yourself. ;)

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  5. love this, Acacia. :) so beautiful... inspiration comes in many shapes and sizes, doesn't it? i'm most inspired with my camera in my hand, outside snapping pictures, cuddled next to the fire with a mug of tea and a good book, or sitting in my rather chilly room scribbling in my journal. :)

    xox

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  6. Woah boy! These are fabulous. I just went outside today to try and find something to take a picture. I took a whole bunch. I do feel more inspired. But goodness, my pictures were of dead branches and mud and everything looks ugly outside. How do you do it? xx | Natalia.

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  7. I did the same thing just this afternoon! I went outside and I snapped pictures of all the frosty scenery.
    I simply adore frosty spiderwebs. Your photography is spectacular!
    Lovely post, darling!

    ---->> Kate

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  8. These pictures (especially that last one) are lovely!

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  9. Anonymous12.1.13

    Great post, also really like your blog. :) Your pic's are great.
    ~Sarah from http://sarahslittlerandomthoughts.blogspot.com/

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  10. this is beautiful. just beautiful.

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  11. Simply love the grain and old-fashioned feel of your photographs.

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  12. Perfection. I always love the richness of your photos and your writing. xo m

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  13. Beautiful. The pictures, the words, the feel, how the effortlessly the words spring out off the page! Very good.

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  14. your words + photographs are like a warm mug of hot tea to my thoroughly chilled soul. love your blog, sweet girl! xoxo

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