Sculpturing Me!

There are many in our lives who inspire us, but there are a select few, who just by caring for us make us want to be more, do more, and live more. When these people touch your life - it is not a touch that is brief and then gone forever. Rather it is a touch that lingers on leaving it's fingerprint on each thing you do in your life.

When you are struggling - you feel them right there alongside of you - pulling for you, silently cheering you on so consistently that your heart can feel them even when they are not with you.

When you do your best they make you want to do better, to learn more talents, acquire new skills, achieve new heights, help more people and pay it forward daily.

These select few become your life long mentors even after they have journeyed on to the other side of the veil. They are the one's who you turn to for advice - by asking yourself, "What would he or she do in this circumstance".

They leave you a legacy rich in their acceptance of you in whatever stage of life you are in. They also leave you with an unconditional love, for you can feel their love in every fiber in your body. It is there in the quiet moments of the morning when you think about the tasks at hand and a quiet voice says - "You got this!" It is there in the moments when you are rambling on trying to make sense of something and you hear a quiet voice say, "Shut up and just do it!" It is there in a quiet moment of shared memory of lingering to watch the ocean waves, a fishing trip, the water swirl in the rushing creek, the flames leaping in a campfire, the streak of dawn or dusk across the sky or the blinking star in the darkest nights.

You sense that they share every joy, or the wonder of watching your newborn child or grandchild, feel your pain, understand your confusion and your loss. These people are always with you, even when they have went on in their journey across the veil. There are countless times when your thoughts will unexpectedly turn to them and a feeling of warmth of that love will tingle through you and lift a smile in memory. These are the ones who were PRESENT for you in a way that few are.

How can we better honor these than to be mentors for others in just such a way? Paying it forward by being present, seeking to understand rather than judge, to inspire rather than doubt, to love unconditionally, to listen without an agenda, to accept with love even if we don't understand and to know that LOVE is enough as long as it is given freely. If your life has been touched by a mentor the best way to thank them is to pay it forward every chance you can. Seek to inspire.