Life: What pushes you forward to create?

A client asked me today after seeing all I do, after bearing witness to my creations. He asked me what drives me forward to create, to be whom I am.

My answer: Life, love, God, family, my creed.

I live to exist, I live for the moment, for documenting this beautiful and amazing journey called life. I have no bucket list, I have a now list because I do not want to regret in the end what I did not get a chance to do. I do not live for the past, nor for the future. I live for the moment, for the here and now, for making every second count.

I live to love. to be loved, to be embraced, to be kissed, to be able to share my love unconditionally with those whom will accept it and those whom can return it back equally. I live to love the world in order to leave this world a better place than how I entered it.

I live for God, I live to be his humble servant, his messenger, his conduit so that I may be used by our to creator as he desires. So that I may be able to inspire and touch the world as the world touches me, so I live to make a difference even though some will never comprehend why I do it.

I live for my family, for my child, for my spouse, for our future together so that they will never have a need. I live to secure their future, I live to grant them opportunities, I live to make my child greater than I can ever be for he is why I live.

I live for my brethren, my creed, my obligation, my oath to one and all. I live for those who believed in me enough to stand with me, by me and above all as my brothers. I live to be a man of good character and integrity. I live to be an honest man who will be remembered for the good he has done for humanity, for the inspiration he bestowed unto others and for the smiles he left on their faces.

I live for me, I live for you, I live to exist in this magical moment called life. That is what drives me forward, that is what fuels my passions and inspires me to try to be more than I ever imagined. Because life is not about me, but about you, about one and all, and about the lives we will have the opportunity to touch along the way.

~ George Mercado
Photographer, Artist, Inspirational Writer, Spiritual Empath

What drives you forward?
What do you live for?