Passion for the art drives most artists- the purists- in any genre. When the passion of the artist battles or overcomes major obstacles to bring forth the art, it is so very inspirational.
A friend of mine actually surpasses the word inspirational! The man lives and breaths music- very talented in singing, playing keyboards and writing. A Christian man, music is his area of ministry. He brings so much joy to others with his talents.
Over the last few months, however, this man went through an extremely difficult situation where he was taken completely away from what makes him happiest. The situation was so severe that he actually lost 80 pounds! Now some in these same circumstances would become bitter and depressed. Not my friend. He came through the situation with his emotions and faith in tact and several new songs! He is eager to share his gift, his passion!
Two other people that also brought tears to my eyes, joy to my heart and new purpose to my mind are strangers- I have only read about their individual struggles.
One young lady is much like my friend in living and breathing music. Her struggle is that she is gradually losing her hearing; and at some point in the near future, she will be completely deaf. This young lady is trying to fit as much music into her life as possible at this moment. She is living life at its fullest and enjoying music while she can instead of sitting back and asking why.
Another woman I just read about is a middle-age miracle. At birth, her parents were told she would not live long- and she would be nothing but a vegetable. Far surpassing the doctor's expectations, the woman is married and living a fairly normal life. She does have some physical limitations such as having to use a wheelchair. But her spirit has no limitations, she embraces life.
Over the years, the woman has dabbled in art despite her malformed hands. While there were those who discouraged her efforts, thankfully there were supporters as well. This amazing lady is now taking college art classes and her work has been featured in art displays.
Thinking about these three people the last few days brought about different emotions. I am blessed in this stage of my writing journey with a wonderful co-writer who is very supportive not to mention totally brilliant! That fact and my strong faith are good foundations in following my passion of writing. When obstacles present themselves- and they will in some form or another- I will say a special thank you to my three inspirations for reminding me to never give up on my passion...
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