Who's Your Inspiration?

[Tami]

Yes...this was inspired by our brief discussion in chat earlier. Who in history (or even someone who is still alive) inspires you. Who do you admire?

Personally I admire people like Terry Fox, Rick Hansen, Mother Theresa--people who face incredible challenges and still wake up every day to face them--no matter the odds, no matter the obstacles--they keep on going.

The person who inspires you doesn\'t have to be famous. In Canada we have the Courage To Come Back Awards.

[quote]\"The Courage to Come Back\" [url=\"http://www.coastfoundation.com/courage/courage-2005.html\"][u]Awards[/u][/url] honour individuals who have shown inspirational courage in their recovery from illness, injury or adversity. Courage award recipients have been nominated for this special recognition because they demonstrate extraordinary heroism which provides inspiration to all. Awards will be given in the categories of Mental Health, Physical Rehabilitation, Chemical Dependency, General Medicine, Social/Economic Adversity, and Youth.[/quote]

Ordinary people facing extraordinary odds and succeeding...those are the people who inspire me. Who inspires you?