She Inspires Me...

My answer will surprise you. I get inspired by Meyer Lansky , the gangster. He Always had a plan. Sure sometimes it went wrong but he was Always thinking. I may never be a wiseguy but I admire his cunning.

I guess I think of my Aunt Melba after reading your post. She is 78 (I've included a picture of her) and has her own big garden, takes care of her older husband who has had a stroke, still walks miles a week, and teaches at Sunday school. Since she lives way WAY in the country, she pretty much handles the housework and yawn work herself.

My mother was my inspriration...and she still is even though she has been gone for a long time....she did things with us when we were little....and did those same things for her grandkids...and now...I do them with mine. She taught me that it wasn't what you can buy for someone..its spending time doing things with them that counted!

Oh gosh, there are so many elderly people I've met through figure skating (yes, figure skating!) that inspire me . . . but there is one in particular that I think of who has all the energy in the world - she would be insulted if she heard me calling her "elderly". She's probably in her 70's now - but she doesn't look it at all. I met her through figure skating and oh, she was not afraid to try things. As a beginner skater, she was fearless and wasn't afraid to fall. We always joked around and she had such a neat sense of humor. She seemed to be a super cook, super gardener, super seamstress, and super grandma (she's very active with her grandkids when they come into town). She is always laughing and staying on the positive side of things (well, sometimes she'd be negative about certain things when we had serious one on one conversations, but hey, she is human too). She is a strong woman and apparently outspoken in her family (though she is this teeny woman). I just hope I have this woman's energy when I get to her age . . . she is definitely what anyone would call "spunky"!!!

I also dream of myself remaining very active and young looking even when I reach the age of sixty onwards, if I'm lucky to live that long. :) My inspiration is my mom. She's sixty five now but she doesn't look that old yet and retains her professional aura as a teacher before. She stays with us and personally takes care of my youngest daughter who is only two years old. She also designed me a garden that we never had before. We used to have a wide area in front of the house. My husband filled it with pagers and I thought there's no way I can still grow a garden but my mom brought us flower-bearing plants in pots and I really love them! Now, my whole place is filled with flowers and visitors are normally impressed at how they were arranged to compliment the house. :)

Surprisingly, strangers inspires me more especially if I see a good deed in them. I always find inspiration to other people's story as to how they managed their life despite their incapacities.

somebody like that would definitely inspire me too. Also people who are generous and give to the poor, sometimes given their last dollar. I have done all my life until now and I have been the one receiving aid from my friends at time.

Over the last few years, I've been volunteering and I've also joined a group of older ladies who meet each week. One of my clients is 84 and has recently recovered from cancer, she loves to garden and has the most awesome memory of anyone I've ever known. She is so amazing but as much as I admire her, I don't think I could ever be as great as she is. There are also a few ladies in my group who inspire me and I'm finding that these ladies are easy to talk to and are very accepting and non-judgemental. I'm relaxed and happy and I feel accepted and like I fit in, that's a first for me. I hope some day I can make someone feel that way.

I would have to say that my Mama inspires me. She is a strong woman. She has several physical problems. She has nerve damage, lupus and arthritis but she still carries on every day. She works full time at an elementary school and during the summer, when school is out she works at an autism camp. She never takes pain meds for any of the pain she is feeling, she just works through it. I wish I was as strong as she is.

that is so awesome to hear and that is because she has built her personality from a long time and takes well care of her,i have seen so many persons near my area and they are truly a exemplary person.i know a guy named kirsch who is stylish and also does the gym routines always on time without ever getting busy or waiting time in laziness.i hope to be like him one day

My mom and dad... I'm so glad that my parents taught me to be an independent and helpful person. My friends think that I can do anything myself. The neighbors always use me and my brothers as examples to their children. I'm kinda proud of that, though at home, I'm actually a little spoiled by my dad. But at least I can do everything alone outside of the house. The way they educate me and my brothers is just the way that I want to use to educate my children someday.

I also have this dream,health is the most important in our lives and i hope i can live longer without disease,i have seen several people afflicted by disease in their old age and they would rather die,how terrible!i envy the people with better health in their old age!

Hi friend, good to hear about the old lady, as you mentioned she is independent and strong, really we must be blessed to have this kind of older days. I too have some good inspirations in my life, my parents is the first role model for me

I mostly get inspired by people who don't depend on others and does their own work like a free and non-dependable spirits..:)

Right now I don't think anyone inspires me! Honestly! I admire certain people but that is it! I have always felt I was never a lucky person and had to work harder then everyone else. I have known people who seemed to have things fall into their lap! Like they didn't have to do anything to get were they are now! These people seemed to have gone through life not working hard while I struggled in life! Now I know not all this is true. I know I have to work hard to get certain things and have gottan lucky in some situations! Life is hard and if someones inpires me,I have no idea who has or will!

There was a time when I thought Kevin O'Leary inspired me. If you don't know him, he's one of the wealthy guys in the show Shark Tank. They give money to people who are just starting out their business. This way they can make the business bigger. Anyway, I liked the way he talked. No BS! He started a company, made money with it, and he became a TV business personality. He's like a Simon Cowell of business. There was a phase that I wanted to be like him. Not that he did anything wrong, but I'm not too sure about now.

It is my friend who inspires me. He is my true friend and i had find a good personality in him and along with he is the one who had go through his life more than me. He is the one who work hard for earning money and along with it if continues his study. He is the role model and he is the bright source which gives me the power and energy.

Wow she does sound inspiring. When I become her age, I also hope to have aged gracefully and be self sufficient still. I wanna be able to do and enjoy lots of things as well and not be a burden to my family. Call it pride or whatever, I just care about them so much to trouble them about an elderly me.