There are going to be people in your life, no matter what, who inspire you. It may be to do something specific, or just something completely different and new. But the drive behind it, is usually some one, or something that helped put the idea in your head. If it's a person that inspired you, then it doesn't mean that it has to be a famous person... No, no... Not at all... It could be as simple as little Johnny in the back of your History classy. Or the poor kid who sleeps by the dumpsters at the local grocery store... It doesn't need to be a person... An event could ignite the fire of inspiration... A kid being bullied... His lunch money stolen, his glasses bent/broken... Enough ispiration to do something about the bully... I would like to share an important person's story. Somebody who inspired me. Austin McKenzie Murphy. There are many things I could tell you about him. But the one thing that somebody, ANYBODY, would notice about Austin, is his power to inspire. And it was different for every person... He insipred people to smile. He inspired them to follow their dreams. He inspired people to help anyone they could, just as Austin himself tried. Austin inspired me, to inspire. And till this day, I've done that, or tried rather. And I will try for the rest of my life. In success or failure. I owe it to the one person in my life who made a big enough difference in my life to make me want to pass it on to the people around me. So, if you read this, I challenge you to inspire. And not just inspire, but to be a be an overall better person. Because there is always room for improvement... Inspire to inspire. God Bless.
R.I.P Austin. We love and miss you.
1992-2007 .....