I know this is late, but I was unable to post any earlier because my internet at home isn’t working.

Okay so this week, I was particularly struggling with coming up with a post.

Well, I did start a post to be honest. I wrote another poem – 5 stanzas, 13 lines each – but it was so sad and depressing and provoking that if I were to post it on the blog it might cause some concerns.

Luckily for you, you don’t get to read it!

Instead, I’ve been looking at the ‘blog post ideas sheet’ and I want to write about some people who have inspired me throughout my life. There are 3 people to be specific: My Mother, my Grandmother, and Bec (whose last name I won’t mention). They are, to me, my anchors. If I’m having a hard time, or I don’t know what to do, or if I’m thinking about just forgetting responsibilities, they are the three people who, above all else, keep me on track.

My Mum is my world; she is my mentor, my guide, my teacher, my friend, my reality check, and everything else in between. Mum always strives to do her best. She is an all rounded super human who can – almost always – do anything you ask of her. Mum had an amazing work ethic and a stubbornness for not settling for anything less than ‘above satisfactory’ (probably where I get it from to be honest). She is also a juggling-multi-tasking-working-whizz. Like all mums, she can be embarrassing. But, I still love her to bits!

My Grandmother is so, so strong! She knows what she wants to do, and she knows what she has to do. If something isn’t worth worrying about, or it’s not important right now, it doesn’t bother her. She always seems to have everything under control, and even when things are tough she pushes through, and she gets things done! I really, really wish I had her calm, stable mindset.

Bec is amazing. For the last few years she has been a major, major source for my artistic inspiration. The Zest Fest, doing workshops, writing grants and references, learning new techniques, puppetry, and so much more. She is also someone who has given me a great deal of help in developing a lot of skills. It’s something that I will always be grateful for.

All in all, the three people I’ve mentioned above are so important to me, and I think of each and every one of them every day. Some people say that ‘you become the people that you are influenced by most’. In a sense, I really hope that is even just a little bit true because they all have such wonderful qualities, and I wouldn’t mind taking on some of them.

There are so, so many people that inspire me, but I think that, overall, Mum, my Grandmother and Bec are the three most influential in my life.

So, that’s me for this week. I’ll do another post soon.

Yours faithfully,

Grace