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"Talk about turning new territory. It's so inspirational."

She can be seen on inspirational commercials, on downtown murals, on high-priced T-shirts, and on the backs of thousands of folks of all genders who wear her jersey.

But while their actions themselves are not aspirational—at least one can hope—the sheer desperation demonstrated by these characters is inspirational.

This large ensemble of teens tackled Mahler’s search for peace and commonality among the chaos and beauty of nature and our own emotional chaos, with inspirational tenacity.

Most lifestyle programming is some combination of inspirational and aspirational as opposed to expressly instructional.