As I am sure most of you are aware, a YouTube star and "The Voice" contestant was shot and killed during a fan meet-and-greet in the mix of the Orlando Shootings. According to CNN, authorities have identified her killer as Kevin James Loibl. Christina's brother Marcus attacked Loibl after the shot was fired. Loibl committed suicide after shooting Grimmie. Grimmie was only 22 years old and had a full life ahead of her. We should celebrate the life she had and how she inspired many.

Her music journey began in 2009 at 15 years old when she started making YouTube videos of her singing covers of popular songs while playing the piano. Christina had an uplifting personality in all of her YouTube videos and was very talented in singing as well as playing musical instruments. She had a true gift and her videos quickly became viral.

In June 2011, she released her first EP, Find Me. She quickly got recognized and released her first album in 2013 called With Love. People were going crazy over her young age and talented voice. She started to get recognized by other famous singers such as Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber. She went on tour with Selena along with Justin and became great friends with both stars.

In 2015, she won iHeart radio's "Rising Star" Award. As she was growing in her career, she also started to inspire many others to follow their dreams and most importantly to be yourself.

"Be stupid, be dumb, be funny, if that's who you are. Don't try to be someone that society wants you to be, that's stupid. So be yourself" --Christina Grimmie

Christina was an amazing person. She was an artist that wasn't in it for the paycheck and spotlight. She was in the music business because she truly enjoyed music and it was her passion. We should all learn from her and be inspired by how many lives she had changed and what impact she wanted to leave on the world. She supported The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and joined hand-in-hand with the Humane Society of The United States to help the animals in the country and also give more awareness to her fans. Christina loved helping in the world as much as she could and it showed.

So, I just wanted to say thank you, Grimmie. You have changed many lives (human and animal) and will continue to inspire many young people to follow their dreams and have a part in our community's. Even though you are gone, you're legacy will stay strong. Your terrible death should not have happened, but it brought awareness to the world that anyone could get hurt at anytime with no warning. You may have saved many lives in the future, because your death taught us to be aware.

Thank you for encouraging us to be ourselves.

Thank you for changing the world.

Thank you for inspiring many.

Thank you for you're life.