Inspiration Board

My inspirational quotations:

"Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. . ." Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1.1.234)
"'It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are . . .'" Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (American Edition) (333)

The Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30, New Revised Standard Version)

14 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; 15 to one he gave five talents,[f] to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 The one who had received the five talents went off at once and traded with them, and made five more talents. 17 In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents. 18 But the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. 20 Then the one who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 And the one with the two talents also came forward, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me two talents; see, I have made two more talents.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed; 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’ 26 But his master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him, and give it to the one with the ten talents. 29 For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. 30 As for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Some Inspirational Images

by Wendy Hennequin

Dhoune Castle, Scotland, where they filmed Monty Python and the Holy Grail (personal photo)

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Hume-Fogg High School, Nashville, Tennessee (from the Hume-Fogg Facebook page). When my colleague dropped off her children there, she said, "Have fun storming the castle!"

by Wendy Hennequin

A view of Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man (personal photo)

Three Portraits

by Wendy Hennequin

Emily, also known as Miss (personal photo)

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By Kelandil, From https://www.artbreeder.com/i?k=bef5ae5868584bba9462a7d6

by mkuyk1

By mkuyk1, From https://www.artbreeder.com/i?k=891de40f7be68d9d0fca

My Inspirational Song

"The Immigrant Song," by Led Zepplin (Official Video, Live, 1972, from the Led Zepplin YouTube Channel)

Inspiring Literature

1. The original Star Wars trilogy (principally created by George Lucas, but with input from Irvin Kirshner and Richard Marquand, among others)
2. The Harry Potter series, by J.K. Rowling
3. Anything by Charles Dickens, who really knew how to write a serial novel
4. Shakespeare's History Plays (also some wicked good serials)
5. Agents of Shield
6. The Marvel superhero movies