My Inspirations

I don't think the question is neccessarily who, more often than not I believe the question is what.

Who inspires me the most? Well, there are several people. For example, my childhood idol was Geoffrey Rush. I was (and dare I say it, still am) a big fan of him and his works! I wanted to grow up to be a fantastic actor (well, actress) just like him.

Another person who inspires me is my mother. Yes, my mother. People who know me would be shocked as her and I have gone through some pretty tough and rocky times which ended in a very nasty fashion BUT her sticking by me through everything I have ever put her through inspires me most. She's never given up on me, for the most part, and I thank her for that much. She thinks she did something wrong when bringing me up, but in my honest opinion, she couldn't have done any better.

My friends. They have stuck by me through thick and thin (well, the real ones have anyway). When people say that you'll only be able to count your true friends on one hand, it's true. I only have about 4 good and true ones and I love 'em to death.

Family is relatively (haha, no pun intended) important. The most important piece of my family for me is my little brothers. I may live 1000 miles away but they keep me going everyday and I never stop thinking about them - not for a second. They are my true inspiration!

As for what inspires me, well there is a list of things! Music, I absolutely love it in every way, shape and form! I love playing guitar, piano, keyboard and the drums, I love songwriting and I love listening to it! The people I listen to inspire me to do my best with this 'little' hobby I have. I improve more and more each day and I have been playing guitar since 2006, piano since 1996, keyboard since 1996 and the drums since 2000. As for writing songs, I have been doing that since 2005 and have over 350 to my name.

I write books. Writing is another one of my many inspirations. The goal of one day getting all 12 of them published keeps me writing and trying my best with that. I read a little bit too. Not as much as I write but it's always good to get a little insight from other author's writing styles.

Photography. I absolutely love photography! My father recently bought me an SLR Digital camera for Christmas and he has always encouraged me to continue my interests in photography. My step-dad on the other hand once said to me, "You'll never make a living from it so stop wasting your time"... see the difference between a real father and a step father? Amazing, huh?

But all that being said, I would have to say my true inspirations are: Geoffrey Rush, My Mother, My True Friends, My Brothers, Music, Writing & Photography. They are the true things that make up who I am. Honest. ;-)