[OSList] raising inspiration

[Michael Wood]

In OST we invite leadership  as a combination of passion and responsibility. A question I sometimes mull over is, 'is it possible to elevate 'passion' (clearly I'm not just referring to romantic passions)? If to be inspired is to be 'in-spirited', then is there anything we can do to raise Spirit amongst people who might not currently be experiencing very much of it? Or is it always a gift/grace which catches us by surprise?  

When I ask this question of my own experience I find that inspiration sometimes comes to me in silence, when I slow down. At other times I've been inspired from the outside by an inspirational speech in which a great vision of alternative future has got my attention. In an OST event there will be certain people who will be there immediately because they are already inspired by the topic. But can anything be done to inspire the currently uninspired? Or doesn't it matter that we even try to do so?

Michael Wood
Perth, Western Australia