Wiki History!

How to be inspired by history, Part I   Last April, I posted a blog that discussed why I love history. (It was called “What Inspires Me” if you want to read it again.) Unequivocally, I answered that history inspires me. I love the stories, the people, the intrigue, struggles and the triumph.  They all inspire me. History shows me that nothing happens in a vacuum and reminds me that nothing ever had to happen as it did.  While I have some belief in fate, I am inspired by the thought that we have some control over our destiny.  And history reminds me of that.   I had a lot of responses and discussion about my history “obsession” that came from my blog post.  Apparently, I touched a few people “out there” which is always a pleasure. But it is also humbling because many people wanted to know how I actually “find” history.  They thought that I sit down with a 1,000-page textbook written in a size 10-font and read into the wee hours of the night.  (I admit that this is my ritual sometimes!)  But I realized (this i