My Inspiration

Many people say that they have been inspired by one thing or another, but what were they inspired to do?  Did they watch a movie about gorillas and became inspired to eat a banana split?  Becoming inspired is one thing, but doing something with that inspiration is another.

I’ve never really looked at whom or what inspires me before; I’ve never truly felt inspired, at least, not until rather recently.  I guess it’s because I never really was asked about it.  No one cared to know what I was inspired to do, so I ended up not caring about it myself.  I ended up becoming rather lazy and just floating by through life.  Everything appeared to be working out.  But it wasn’t until after leaving the Army that I found myself lost and not sure what to do with my life.  I needed my own inspiration.

I would have to say that my biggest source of inspiration comes from both my mother and my fiancée.  While they may be two sources of inspiration, they both inspire me to do the same thing.  This inspiration is to better improve myself for those I care about.

My mother raised my brother and me as a single parent ever since I was young.  She worked night shifts at the hospital as a nurse and was often tired, but she always made sure that she had enough time to make dinner for us before she left.  Looking back on it, her hard work has inspired me to work hard to take care of those I care about.

My fiancée is another inspiration for me to work harder.  She put herself through college, which wasn’t easy with her controlling mother.  Even with problems of a professor losing her work which would prevent her from graduating, she took classes over the summer while working to finish earning her degree.  She’s even studying to get her CPA while working a full time job.  She inspires me to continue my education.