When I was younger I felt foolish if I envied or admired another human being; I felt weak if I had a personal hero. I believed that if I envied myself, admired myself, and was my own personal hero then I was strong, powerful, unstoppable. I was wrong.
In my experience, when you choose not to admire anyone you isolate yourself completely. Heroes inspire us to be greater than what we are, they help push us past our self made limitations and help us expand our wings so we can fly. Sometimes we need another's words to be our pillar of strength when we feel weak or tired and that is ok.
I still believe that I am my own hero, but now I can say I have more than one hero in my life and I admire more people than I can count on my hands. I love them. I may have never even met them personally, but I cherish their existence just as I cherish my own.
One beautiful soul that I admire is Veronica Varlow. I discovered Veronica when I attended my first Emilie Autumn concert. I knew of her before, being a fan of Emilie Autumn and the a bloody Crumpets, but I did not DISCOVER her. Seeing Veronica live, on that stage with the other strong and beautiful women, enthralled me. I was captivated. When I returned home I found Veronica's blog and I started following it. I have come to love her even more.
Veronica Varlow inspires me to become the strong beautiful woman I want to be; she helps me rediscover the strong beautiful woman that I know I am, and for that I am eternally grateful.
I raise my glass in admiration, love, and appreciation for Veronica. For you, and for myself, I will always speak my name with magic.
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