What Inspires You ?

"This storm will pass." —Unknown.

"Find something you're passionate about and stay tremendously interested in it." —Julia Child

I have a difficult time answering the question, "What inspires you?" in a detailed, thorough answer. The need to be a better person today than I was yesterday inspires me. My aunt, currently attending UCLA, who had a tough year, but still manages to succeed and stay happy, inspires me. Whenever i read a post about someone who exploits any circumstance to reach full success or about someone who is happy, because they did something they feared to do, i am inspired. When I see all of my peers' masterpieces and presentations, I am inspired. The thing is, i find inspiration in the littlest of things, as well as the biggest. When I looked up the word inspiration, it stated that it is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative. I instantly agreed with the definition, because that's what I define it as. When it reads "something creative," my mind is instantly brought to a labyrinth of thoughts and actions I have yet to do. In a earlier post I wrote: inspire or be inspired. I don't want to just be inspired, I want to inspire. I want to inspire people to smile more often because our only Earth will theoretically combust in a time that is unknown, and life is short, and no matter how much of pain life can be, It goes on. I want to inspire someone to speak out loud and do what they are afraid to do, because usually the opinions of others don't matter as much as they think. Better to be proud than sorry. When I asked my friend what inspired him, he answered, "my mother." I wasn't surprised by that, I was surprised by what he followed with. "My mother, because she gave up so much. She loved even when she had very little reason to be happy, and now she's as strong as ever, and lives a pretty good life. I want to be that way. I want to love, and be strong, and live a good life." Even that answer just gave me hope. Inspiration. When I asked a fellow follower on twitter, her answer was simple, "When I wake up alive, I am inspired to be the best, because God gave me another day to do so." Another one gave the a common answer of, "Beyonce inspires me." What I am trying to emphasize here is that there is no right or wrong answer as to what should inspire you. It could be your dog for all I care. The relevant concept here is to be inspired and let it motivate you and interest you in a positive way to make you a better version of yourself. It's to inspire someone, so that they could feel a little less afraid, a lot more bolder, and full of confidence and the desire to do what they love. I'll end on this note, creating this blog, and writing my heart and soul out, and creating words that flow thick in the air inspired me to do as I want, because I know what I want to do, and nothing or no one can stop me, because for once I have strength; for once I am the characters I write; for once I am exploring all the things I am afraid of; for once I am owning every second this world has given me and continues to give me, and I hope that is inspiring even in the slightest.