It's been a year since I've posted or blogged- but I am eager to get back at posting here.
Alex asked at his site thatindiedude.com What Inspires you? And it was just after the 4th of July Celebration ( which was actually on the 3rd of July) in our community and here's what I said:
July 8, 2008
What is inspirational to me is when I see the joy of others’ hearts and faces from doing something they love with their whole hearts. I had a very inspirational time at the fireworks in Hillsdale at our fairgrounds, not because I was watching the fireworks, ( I had intended to leave when they started but didn’t) instead I was watching the faces of three of the event organizers, all big names and personalities in our community, who all could have devoted their time to something else, but watching their faces light up not from seeing the fireworks, but from hearing the crowd’s reaction the fireworks, that was the moment for me that made me happy because they did it out of love for their community. That is what brought them joy, and knowing such incredible, warm and generous people like that makes me not only feel inspired but rich and honored to be able to call them friends. I have to say it was the best fireworks display I’ve been to in many years because I was able to watch their faces when they heard the crowd ooh, and ahh over the fireworks, they were energized by the joy of the crowd, and I was inspired by their generosity and success and love for their community.
I am also inspired by those who believe in the future, of the community, they give me hope. I stopped to visit a friend who owns a local business, and he showed me plans for the future development, and what he showed me was gorgeous. I cried all afternoon ( Happy Tears) thinking about this person and his hope and belief in our community to be able to commit to such an undertaking, I still get teary eyed thinking about it because it is so inspiring to me- a belief in the future of the community, vision for progress and the future. Such faith in our community gives me hope and makes me proud and that is what inspires me. I don’t think that I will ever be what these people are to me, to anyone, but they give me something to strive for.
