Inspiring in Another Way
Continuing on with my whole rant of inspiration this week, I’ve realized that there are two people out there who have inspired me greatly. My parents. Before you throw an “Awww” fest, it’s not inspiring in the way you may think.
I was the first who gave my mom a role in motherhood when she was sixteen. Since then I’ve gained four new siblings and watched my mom struggle with mundane jobs, broken hearts and drama from friends, family and guys. Her life was never easy, but it was filled with good times and memories that could never be replaced.
My dad was another teenager when I came around and I was his only one. I guess one kid was enough strain on the financial responsibilities. He was kind of like a chameleon from bartending in Las Vegas to working at a radio station. But just like my mother, his jobs became common from working for a furniture company to settling down at a factory. He goes on trips and does what he loves on occasion, making his own memories.
These two people are big influencers in my life because they inspire me to be nothing like them. And I don’t mean that in a mean way, but I mean that in a way that I want to be better than them. I don’t want to work to make a living. I want to live for my work. I want to have passion and love for my work, my writing, my stories. I don’t want a life filled with drama being stuck in a black hole town where nothing ever changes. I don’t want to work till I die with only having a few vacations here and there. I don’t want my life to fly right before my eyes where I’m laying in a bed full of regrets.
I know what I want, and I had to leave the comforts of my hometown to get it. I’m still working towards it. So my biggest inspiration, the people who pushed me to do greater things than just being a nurse or settling down into a normal job, would be my parents. Because that’s the thing about parents, they sacrifice so much of their lives for their children in hopes that their kids have a better future. Maybe that’s why I’m not one yet. I’m too selfish to sacrifice my time and freedom. I want to be able to leave whenever I want and not have anyone depend on me. At least for right now. So thank you to my parents for pushing me towards a better future for myself.
