Community: A role model
Each week, we gather our community’s wisdom. This week, we asked:
Who is one of your role models and why?
“The first VP I worked for. She led with kindness and patience despite others telling her throughout her career that she was soft and would never make it.”
“My husband has become one of my role models. Why? Because he's the kindest. He's a good person, and he believes in people. In part, I believe it's because he's present, living in the moment. When you are truly there, you can find beauty. And he finds beauty in people. Always.”
“My friend who has suffered a bad injury. Her strength of mind is incredible.”
“My aunt. She inspired me to become a musician and world traveler, and gives the best hugs.”
“My maternal grandmother (RIP.) She understood my introversion and taught me how to sew, knit, and bake.”
“My grandma. She raised her kids, lost 2 to suicide, raised her grandkids, and survived cancer.”
“My sister, who went abroad to study, because she was very brave to do so.”
“A friend of mine who is confident, yet collected and warm.”
“Audre Lorde. She saw right through the walls of ‘the master’s house’ and wrote siren song after siren song as a true Matriarch.”
“Selena Gomez. I like the way she speaks up and acts on Mental Health issues. I love and want to see more open and real conversation around that. We are doing better but not there yet.”
“My late grandmother. Her and my grandfather fostered kids in their home from when my mom and aunt left in the 80s to the early 2010s. A few of their kids never found homes and adopted my grandparents as their own, returning every holiday to see them. The love and care that stemmed from her spread unto me over the years and led me to choose to teach so that I can hopefully inspire the future to be just as loving and caring. I’m also hoping to foster as I get older.”
“David Lynch for making dreams and nightmares, and for reminding us to ‘focus on the donut, not the hole.’
“Michelle Obama. She wasn’t initially excited about Barack running for congress, but had an open mind for new opportunities, supported her partner’s goals, and found a way to continue to make time for things that were important to her. May we all find the grace and self-love necessary to balance our needs and support those we care for.”
Join our community
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for tips, tools, and inspiration.
