Inspiration

you inspire me.
its how you act. how you talk. your way of art. music. your lifestyle alone intrigues me.
invite me.
you inspire me...to be my own person. to find my passion in life. follow dreams. make myself known..inspire others.

i'm happy knowing that your there. watching me grow.

Thank you. for sharing your talents. for making me who i am today.

its always amazing to have someone to look up to. its even more amazing to realize that others are looking up to you.

i met this beautiful little girl the other day.. i was walking down the street...just doing my job.

of course if you know me i'm quite friendly..and it takes me about half hour to pass one block.. i definately stop for everyone on the street. talk about their day.share some quick laughter. and then back on my way.

this time was different.

i stopped.

she stared.

i complimented her on her pink bicycle.

she stared.

i complimented her on her nice beaded braids.

she blinked.

i said..sweetheart whats wrong. are you okay?

she cried.

still no words. whats up.

after a hug..and a tear stained shirt..she whispered the words.

can you keep a secret... i whispered. i'll keep your secret forever.

she pushed out the words.

i'm scared my parents are going to not be together anymore.

^^^Flashback^^^

August 19, 2008.

were getting a divorce.

I've been through the same thing. Seeing this tiny little girl going through the same thing that i did was heart breaking..i was 17 when it happened, and this little girl was only about 9.

thinking of how many times i was inspired to be strong through it all. and thinking of all the things i did wrong because of it.

it was my turn.

to inspire this little girl.

I knew when i was feeling this way..when someone would tell me what to do i blew it off.

So i started into a story.. about myself.

i told her about all the things i did..of course..leaving out the wrong turns i made.

even though our situations were very different. the light in her eyes as i was telling her what i did..was intense. she wanted to hear what i did next..she was breathing in my knowledge..

at the end. i told her to find something to clear her mind.

I told her about my writing addiction..and how i have notebooks and notebooks of words..never read..just to clear my mind.

she smiled and took out her journal from her backpack.

she flipped open the blank pages and through inspiration..she asked if it was okay if she tried the same thing that i did, to clear her mind.

me being so excited smiled, and carefully took her notebook and on the first page i sketched the words...everything is going to be okay.

you know..i dont know if everything will be okay for this little girl..but as she sat on the sidewalk next to her bike and her bags, i saw her concentration as she wrote words on the blank pages.

even through all of the hard times that her parents and herself are going to face, shes going to be strong. .and that i can be certain of.

So thank you.

for inspiring me.

you inspired me to be strong. to be caring. to love.

and through your inspiration i've been inspired to inspire others.

-Alex Brynn Zite