Everyone Needs a Role Model

As I write this, I am listening to an old video from September 17th, 2011 of Demi Lovato singing "Skyscraper" and talking to the audience. For those of you who don't know Demi Lovato or her story, if you google her name, you'll be able to find it. Demi has been a role model to me since 2008. Her music has helped me in my lowest times. It has also been there in happy times. Since her return in 2011, she has encouraged people to embrace themselves and who they are. She has encouraged people to find happiness and to get help if need be. She has continuously thanked her fans for being there and always dedicating songs to them. She has been a voice for a generation who so desperately needed it. She has decided to battle the stigma with mental health and battle the celebrity norm of being as skinny as possible. She promotes good health, both physical and mental. 

Every time I see her in concert, she puts on an amazing show. Somehow, each show is better than the last. Yes, I am a huge fan, a lovatic. I have seen Demi in concert seven times (three this year alone.. Neon Lights Tour in March, World Tour two weeks ago, and tonight at the Vevo Certified Super Fanfest). I will continue to go to her concerts throughout the years. One day, I will meet her and thank her for everything she has done and for her music. 

For now, I just wanted to post. I just got back from the concert tonight. Some of you know why I've been so dedicated. Some of you have probably speculated. Even if she didn't promote what she does, I would still be a fan. I have been before her image changed and she became a true role model. 
She has been my role model for a while, and I'm glad she is. I'm glad teenagers today and younger and people my age and older have someone who they can look up to who isn't trying to be fake and be someone they are not. Demi is real, she doesn't put on a front when she interacts with fans. She doesn't hide things or try to cover up imperfections. That is what this generation so desperately needs. In a world so focused on trying to be perfect, she proves you don't have be somebody else's definition of perfect. You should be your own. 

Thank you for being a role model. Thank you for touring and sharing your story and being brave and putting everything you have into every performance.