Inspiration is very important for the Torah, and it is what makes a person — to arouse himself to fear and love Hashem] and to keep every good thing the way it is meant to be and the way it should be done, and to withdraw from doing any wrong.
But what should a person do if he has nothing to inspire him to be inspired, when the Yetzer Ha-ra casts slumber upon the person and does not let him awaken? But for every problem there is a solution, and with cunning you can wage war, for in the midst of Yetzer Ha-ra’s attack, the person does not remember the Yetzer Ha-tov (the Good Inclination); therefore one must pre-empt the Yetzer Ha-ra by writing out whatever inspiring, arousing thought he might need and read it continually], or he should read books that discuss the matter that he succumbs to. If the issue is something that applies to every day, then the person should read the inspiring notes or books] every day, and if it is something that applies only from time to time, he should read his inspiration close to the time it will be applicable. How good is a word in its time! (Mishlei 15:23).
It is a good idea to teach or tell one’s family timely inspirational thoughts, appropriate for the season etc., because by expressing the thoughts with one’s mouth and teaching them the meaning of a mitzvah and how it should be best done — or conversely by detailing for them what is sinful about something, why it is so severe and how to avoid it — you will yourself gain more insight, inspiration and resolve then ever before.
