In its death throes a star throws off multiple shells, including electrons of platinum and gold, in irregular patterns and leaves behind a tiny, extremely hot remnant called a white dwarf. The root of the term inspiration is “to breathe in” and this revealing connection opens up its inner significance and associations, as well as its potential for stimulating personal enlightenment in both the spiritual and the knowledgeable senses. Why aren’t we inspired all the age, or at least as frequently as when we breathe in? Today we are often advised that our attitude dictates our commitment to our learning potential. The root meaning of enlightenment is wisdom and inner knowledge. More information: getting unstuck