I get a lot from dreaming...
Daydreaming included.

Music. Though I have to admit, it's a lot of Tool, and suchlike.
I've been cutting down on the harder metal, (Used to be really into Black- and Death Metal. So every now and then I sit down listening to bands like Nile, Mayhem, etc.)
I also dig Jazz, most sorts at least, I don't listen to a lot of Free jazz, but then again...
I find Louis Armstrong inspiring, and people like Bobby McFerrin, Richard Bona, and such have a real good effect on my emotional state.

Creating stuff also puts me in a great mood.
Painting, cooking, talking/dreaming... and now I'm talking about the kind where you talk to another person and together dream up a scenario or just a normal fleeting dream.
sort of free-associate together.

I also try out new thoughts, like NLP or Hypnosis, Yoga, etc.
Trying out new ways of perceiving the world can be really inspiring.

Basically any new understanding, I find, can be really inspiring.
But then again, I'm the kind who used to kinda believe I could Understand everything... It still lingers, and so I feel really good once I've understood another part of the world I seem to live in.

Whatever i'm thinking or doing. Be it bad or good. This song ALWAYS gets a smile on my face.



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Death.

Instead of being afraid of death I use it as a motivator to do things most people wouldnt even think about doing.

Heavy metal, it has the wierdest effect on me, particular black metal and gothic extreme, I just feel re-charged and full of energy, not angry, just passioned and full of life.

Martial arts and being out with friends or watching a good movie. They are things that put me in a mood that makes me want to be awesome.

Serge Gainsbourg