Inspiration can come at the strangest times in unexpected places.
I was at Pita Pit yesterday to grab a Falafel pita (on whole wheat with spinach and hummus–yum!) to share. The pita maker was a tall, thin young woman in her late adolescence..hair was severly assymmetrical–brush cut on one side, and long on the other meaning that she cocked her had sideways to keep it out of her face as she worked. She had fat snake earrings currling through her ears, and a few other miscellaneous piercings on her face. I rushed to judgement about who she was. My bad.
As she was making my pita, I saw some words on her forearm. Curiousity got the better of me, and the lightness of being I felt by only having adminstration in the afternoon gave me the unexpected courage to ask her to show it to me:
I asked her, of all the things she could have on her forearm, why she would have chosen these words. She lit up and became very conversational, telling me about how she can be hesitant and fearful of new ventures. These words were tattooed where it was obvious and clear to remind her to “go for it” and grab life’s opportunities as they came. She was going to be taking social work in the fall to work with youth to help them be able to face fears and grab a healthy future for themselves.
She responded to my odd request to let me take a pic of her forearm–thanx for that, and for inspiring me yesterday. I honor your ambition and goals, and your commitment to support yourself to get there!
Thanx for the Friday afternoon pick-me-up!
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