Is it because your laugh is infectious and you're a soul so warm and comforting, others are drawn to you? Is it because you smile with your eyes and are always a positive force on the most difficult days? Is it because they know your past, your struggles, your failures, your triumphs and through it all; they see your persistence and ambition to keep moving happily forward? Is it because you always see the good and the beautiful, even in the bad and the ugly? Is it because you're forgiving and have a heart full of love, even to those who have hurt you?
Maybe you inspire them because no one else does. Maybe it's because they actually don't want you to inspire them at all...you just do anyway. Maybe it's because they see a reflection of things they would like to be. Maybe it's because they see a reflection of things they don't want to be. Maybe it's something big. Maybe knowing you, they look at life a little differently than they did before. Maybe instead of obstacles, they see opportunities. Maybe instead of anxiety, you bring them calm. Maybe instead of stress, you bring them peace.
What if it's something small? Maybe it's the way you squint your eyes and curl the corner of your mouth when you grin. Maybe it's the way you walk. Maybe it's the sound of your voice. Maybe it's the way you twirl the end of your hair when you're nervous about something. Maybe it's a phrase you've coined so they now say it too. Maybe it's the music you listen to. Maybe none of the reasons even have any relevance and it's best you don't know. What's most important is that you made a mark and it stayed.