inspiration
and raise the spirits of millions.
My grandmother has been another
great source of inspiration in my life. Her
Who Inspires You?
courage and unconditional acceptance
have helped me to trust myself and my
abilities. In recent years, I have been
privileged to work with inspiring men
and women around the world who are
by Isha Judd
working to elevate the consciousness of
humanity. I respect them all.
S
ome individuals before she is a politi-
Who inspires you in your life and
inspire millions cian. Her commitment
why? Let those heroes be more than an
by means of their to forwarding the wel-
ideal you look up to; allow them to be a
life’s work; they might be fare of her people has
reminder of your own potential. Whatev-
artists, leaders, actors, au- weathered tough times.
er leading quality you admire in another,
thors, scientists, geniuses Like a mother, Bachelet
you can look for ways to be more of that
or athletes. Anyone who is warm, but firm; she
yourself.
challenges the limits knows that her citizens,
You don’t need to commit extraor-
of human capacity can like children, will thank
dinary feats to live an extraordinary life,
capture our attention and her later for insisting that
and you don’t need to have the eyes of
evoke wonderment in our they do the right thing. I
the world upon your actions to make
imagination. They make admire Walt Disney’s vi-
them valuable. That value is set by you,
us feel that the possibili- sion of innocent warmth,
through your own passionate commit-
ties are endless and that inspiring the child in all
ment to individual growth and evolution.
the limits we have placed of us to embrace our
Let’s use our heroes to become
upon ourselves can be common humanity and
more, to teach us about our own po-
surmounted. The ego tells celebrate life. I cherish
tential. Let us daily walk by their side
us, “They’re a better human being than Mother Teresa, whose humble, compas-
toward those ideals we so much admire.
I am.” But the wiser voice of the heart sionate service spoke a language beyond
whispers, “I can be that.” This voice is the barriers of religion and touched the
Who are your heroes?
the source of your greatness. hearts of multitudes.
I have long honored Nelson And, true to my undying passion
Isha Judd is an internationally renowned
Mandela, whose acceptance of reality for animals, I cannot leave out Phar Lap,
spiritual teacher and author; her latest
helped him find internal freedom, even Australia’s four-legged racing legend.
book and movie, Why Walk When You
in imprisonment, and consequently During the Great Depression, this
Can Fly? explain her system for self-love
help end apartheid and forward world ordinary-looking underdog carried the
and the expansion of consciousness. Learn
freedom. I esteem Michelle Bachelet, the hearts of a nation, pushing beyond all
more at
WhyWalkWhenYouCanFly.com.
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