Each week, I read 3-2-1 Newsletter by James Clear, and without fail, there’s a sentence that lingers.
Recently, one stood out deeply:
Joy is found in being the driver. It’s the act of looking at the raw material of your circumstances — your time, your energy, your relationships, your skills — and seeing what you can make from it.
And isn’t that what inspiration really is?
Not something that floats down and lands on us.
Not something we wait for.
But something we create.
🌿 The Raw Materials Are Already Here
We often believe we need more before we can feel fulfilled:
More time.
More clarity.
More confidence.
More perfect conditions.
But what if the invitation is simpler than that?
What if joy begins by noticing what you already hold?
Your Tuesday afternoon.
Your ability to listen deeply.
Your creativity, however quietly it whispers.
Your resilience.
Your relationships.
Your experience — even the messy parts.
This is your raw material.
And inspiration isn’t found outside of it.
It’s shaped from it.
✨ Find Your Inspiration by Taking the Wheel
At Find the Joy, when we talk about Find Your Inspiration, we’re not talking about grand reinventions. We’re talking about something gentler — and far more powerful.
Inspiration begins the moment you shift from passenger to driver.
When you ask:
✨What can I create with the energy I have today?
✨How can I shape this week instead of letting it shape me?
✨What small choice moves me closer to the life I want?
Being the driver doesn’t mean controlling everything. It means responding intentionally. It means recognising that even within limitations, you have authorship.
And that’s where joy lives.
💛 Small Shifts, Real Change
The beauty of this mindset is that it removes the pressure of “big change.”
You don’t need to overhaul your life.
You simply need to:
Redirect an hour. Reach out to someone meaningful. Start before you feel ready. Choose alignment over autopilot.
Inspiration isn’t lightning.
It’s a series of conscious turns of the wheel.
🌟 A Gentle Invitation
This week, instead of asking, “What’s missing?”
Try asking, “What can I make from what’s here?”
Look at your time.
Your energy.
Your skills.
Your relationships.
And choose to steer — even slightly — toward the life you want.
Because joy isn’t discovered in perfect conditions.
It’s created in participation.
💛 And you are already holding the materials.
Find the joy 