(Today's inspiration is slightly different from what you're used to, but nevertheless I think it certainly qualifies)
Ever since I was a little girl I've been fascinated with astronomy. I've always thought that galaxies, nebula's, supernova's and other exotic phenomena were immensely intriguing. And nothing has ever excited me more than learning/discovering something new about the universe, whether it would be the discovery of a new planet, the theories behind quantum physics or the existence of dark matter. Stephen Hawking's book 'a Brief History of Time' is one of my all time favourites and over the last few years I have spend a fair amount of money on books and dvd's about pretty much everything that's even remotely related to astronomy. So I suppose it won't come as too much of a surprise when I tell you that it has always been a dream of mine to study physics.
Unfortunately this dream came to an abrupt end when I first failed a math test. And then another. And another. Later my lack of mathematical skills (they strangely only disappeared during tests and never during classes) prohibited me from getting the grades I needed to be allowed into the physics program, eventhough I was quite good at both physics and chemistry. All this inevitably led me to the conclusion that I would never study physics. Or at least not in the first decade or so. And eventhough I've settled for something 'less' right now and am even rather content with where that has taken me, I never got over my passion for astronomy.
Because of that today's inspiration will be this Hubble deep field shot. I know that seems a bit geeky, but it always inspires me to learn more and it reminds me of what I love the most!
