Everyday since the day I had the ability to communicate verbally, there has always existed a person who told me I could do something.
“You can walk, come on, you can do it,” “You can play sports,” “You can play an instrument,” “You can graduate High School,” “You can be part of the few, the proud,” “You can graduate college.” And now I hear, “You are a great mother,” “You are an amazing daughter,” “You are a hard and dedicated worker,” “You are a great person.”
We all live our lives with someone telling us we can or cannot do something, sure we survive and we get through it on our own but with that voice we can do things better and with unbelievable strength. I think about my daughter and everyday I tell her how proud I am of her accomplishments in the past 7 years of her life, and when she tells me about something new she has to get through, I tell her that not only can she do it, she can do it better then anything she imagined. She is my life and who I want to inspire in the future to achieve better things then I ever have. Inspiration is passed on by those around us, and by us.
