Another Day, Another Demi

     Everyone has that person in their life who they look up to more than anyone. Someone who they go to first for anything. Maybe it's a parent, or a sports player, but for me it's a singer. I see her as so much more than just a singer though (although her music is extraordinary). I see Demi Lovato as an inspiration, and as a warrior. Demi has been through so much- from an eating disorder to struggling everyday with bipolar disorder, and the fact that she can still get on a stage every night boggles my mind. She is definetly a role model to me in the fact that regardless of what happens, she bounces right back up and keeps going. She doesn't let anything define her, and she knows what she wants. She's my everything, and October 22, 2014, I was fortunate enough to meet her. 

      I don't want to tell you about my day at the arena, waiting three hours for thirty seconds with my hero, but I want to tell you how beautiful things that simple can make you feel. You see, once there was nothing but a curtain in between Demi and I, everything good I've ever experienced because of her came back to me. I've met one of my best friends through her music, and I thought of her. I've spent hours watching her interviews and smiling because of her smiling, and I felt that. I remembered when I got her third album for Christmas in seventh grade- I made my mom take me to the store because I wanted to make sure she got the right one. I felt that and once the curtain opened everything I wanted to tell her disappeared because she was real and I was shocked. I managed a few words and all I can remember is a look we shared. It was as if she knew how much time and love I've put into her without me even telling her. 

     Being a fan of something or someone is different then feeling as if they are your own angel. Demi is my angel, along with millions of other people, and to have spent even ten seconds with her makes me feel like I've known her forever.
     Nothing makes me more thankful though, that I got to see her live for the second time afterwards. Seeing her do what she loves brings me so much joy. The way that she performs with so much passion is remarkable, and to experience seeing her do that for the second time is such an accomplishment of mine. My friend and I snuck up to the barrier of the stage for the encore, and when she looked at me and sang I felt like she was talking to me. I feel like Demi and I are celebrating our lives and our accomplishments together whenever I see her in concert, and it breaks my heart to know that she won't be back in the states for another year. I hope that on her next tour, I make even more memories with her than I have now. She'll forever be my inspiration, and I thank her for showing me how to be a warrior as well.