How do you know if you're going to make an impact on this world? How do you know if the words you say are going to change lives and be used as an inspiration to others. Words like: "Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." Marilyn Monroe is a timeless icon and inspiration to us all. She was famous for being herself. Like all of us, she had to work through hard times and be phenomenal still. We can be ourselves and still reach our goals. We all have the power to impact many lives. Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise.
"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together."
Here is some inspiration for you. This beautiful woman is pouring her heart out. She's telling the tale of how hard it is to prove herself to the tiny minds that judge her unfairly. Why do we judge so easily? There are so many things that we can't see just by looking at them. Like an iceberg, life and people are deeper than what's only visible to you. Kirya Traber is a fighter and her story is beautiful. Sometimes I wish that we didn't have to fight so hard but one day, all wars do come to an end and victory is won.
First, this girl is absolutely gorgeous! She came up a lot in response to the inspiration question. I love her. I used to listen to her song 'Gift of a Friend' every morning before school. It was part of my very inspiring "get up and go, you can make it through this day" playlist that my senior year so badly needed. She is so special. I think she came up a lot in the answers because we can relate to her. She's just like me. She's just like us. She goes through the battles that we've gone through or are going through and she turns around and shows the world how strong she is.
Her voice is so very powerful and so very beautiful. I remember hearing it from the last row of the Ford amphitheater in Tampa on September 4 2008. We were so far back and she looked so tiny and the sound was malfunctioning a little bit but we heard her and we felt her voice. I was getting goosebumps! All I could think about was how talented this girl is and look how far she's come since then.
I know how hard things get but I know that making it through it is possible. I don't know her personally but I'd like to think that whatever I'm going through, she's got my back. She's fighting for us.
Of course the one fighting for you is the bad guy. I really thought you stood for something. I don't think I've ever been this angry and disappointed. I thought I was fighting this hard for all this time but nope, I'm just here in the dust...alone.
Don't forget that we are ALL fighting our own personal battles, big and small. There is a war around us and we're all fighting but we're all oblivious to it at the same time. We see how strong we are every single day but do we use it? Are we using our power for the well being of ourselves and our world. We only get one planet, one life, and one chance to live. We can't just let it pass us by and then realize that time has been wasted. Stand up for what you believe in. People die for what they believe because they weren't afraid to stand for something.
Stand up for what is right! Sit and pray, talk, wish, rally, dance, believe....do whatever it is that you have to do to see this war around us and stand up and fight the good fight as well. Make a difference. Live for freedom.
We are celebrating the women who inspire us. I've been asking as many people as possible so that I can have wonderful icons of inspiration to share with the web.
I'm posting everyone's answers with pictures of who inspire them and why these people are so special! It won't all be in one post.. you can also add to if you would like to! :)
I find inspiration in a lot of places. The women in my life who have inspired me are my grandmother, my mother and my Auntie Jackie. They all share an absolutely gorgeous smile and big beautiful eyes that I've been blessed with and they are fighters! I'd like to think that I learned from the best.
My Famous Icons of Inspiration include Maya Angelou, Meryl Streep, Zora Neale Hurston, and Lorraine Hansberry among others.
Maya Angelou:
The PhenomenalWoman. Truly beautiful and amazing. I used to keep a copy of her famous poem "Phenomenal Woman" in one of my high school binders. I Love her. She has taught me how to appreciate all kinds of beauty. She helps me see that times may be hard but we can overcome hard times and difficult backgrounds and still, we rise.
High school was a very hard time for me and I kept her poem Phenomenal Woman on my binder. I took that poem with my every where. I can honestly say that reading it daily is one of the reasons I didn't completely lose it in that environment. She teaches me the importance of constantly loving yourself and thriving. Her Poem Still I Rise is so important to my life now and I think it always will be. For me, that poem reminds me that not only am I great but that I come from greatness and greatness is all around me and together with all that power of strong and empowered women, we can do anything.
When are you going to fight for me? We're all fighting. Fighting for ourselves, for what we believe in, for the people we love, for our dreams. We are a fighting people. Sometimes we forget to fight together for a common goal but that's besides the point right now. I just don't want to fight alone. I want to fight with you. Together. Don't just leave me here alone. I fear that nothing would get accomplished. I know that I could get things done but it's nice to know that someone has your back. I'll support you if you let me. Will anyone support me?
I LOVE Unity. I don't get to see it as much as I'd like too but nonetheless, it makes me so happy. So today's inspirational song is "I'd like to teach the world to sing." We can't go forward if we're holding one another back or bringing each other down. It's all about love and respect. We can so much by ourselves already. Do you know that power that we could have we worked and climbed together as a united force? We can conquer anything like HATE, the battles against our own bodies, the fight for freedom, and anything we can imagine....the possibilities are truly endless. So HUGS all around and love from the mountains. Peace is possible.
Today could have gone better but it was just one of those days. We all have them so I'm trying to keep complaining to a minimum and I'm trying to cheer myself up as much as possible. So...Cheering up activities, although minor, included:
free pancakes and donating to a good cause♥
Arthur
an amazing but short nap
painted my nails :)
someone wrote "I ♥ U" on my door.
Later on, I'm going to have my inspirational playlist on repeat!
Having a beautifully decorated room is just always a plus.
I'm okay with dwelling in the slumps for a little bit because I know that for the most part, it's a lot better than it could have been. It's definitely not the worse so life goes on and I have a 7:30 class in the morning. It's sleep time. Goodnight. Sweet Dreams. You are a loved and beautiful soul. ♥
How do you know if you're going to make an impact on this world? How do you know if the words you say are going to change lives and be used as an inspiration to others. Words like: "Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring." Marilyn Monroe is a timeless icon and inspiration to us all. She was famous for being herself. Like all of us, she had to work through hard times and be phenomenal still. We can be ourselves and still reach our goals. We all have the power to impact many lives. Don't let anyone ever tell you otherwise.
