What gives you strength?

As you probably know (especially if you follow me on twitter), the Miss USA 2014 competition was last night. It's one of the five nights throughout the year (besides Miss Universe, Miss teen USA, and Miss New Jersey USA, and Miss America), that I take over news feeds and take the term "live tweet" very literally. As watching with my mom last night she decided to ask, "Why are you so obsessed with pageants anyway I don't get it?", as I filled out my bracket.

I replied to her, "ITS YOUR FAULT", and she just laughed. But really, it's her fault that I scream at my TV, put on my Miss USA related tshirts, and scroll through my twitter every .2 seconds switching between watching that and the television.

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Without my moms push, I would have truly never found my passion and hopefully future career. A pageant girl always and forever, whether on the stage or behind the scenes. Like I said, I've always enjoyed watching how incredible my mom is and how much I want to follow in her footsteps.

Who else has given me strength? My inspirations, a holocaust survivor, Trudy Albom, and so many more. What about you, who's given you the strength to try new things? Sometimes you just need the little push to help you fly, you know?

Besides my mom encouraging me to get out of my comfort zone, she comforts me when I am sick-- specifically when I have a killer headache. With the help of Extra Strength Tylenol, it's fast acting so I can get right back to being the busiest bee that I am. For 20 years, Extra Strength Tylenol® has been the #1 doctor recommended brand of pain reliever.

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