So today is a big day for me. Why, you ask? Well for two reasons 1 year ago today I made the decision to try some nutritional supplements as a wholesale buyer. That decision has radically changed my life. I have been posting about transition, transformation and evolution. I got that from one of the many business building and self help books that I have been reading. Last year at this time I had only 94 Facebook friends. My day consisted of taking care of my household, my family and then reading during any and all free time that I could find. If I had to go be around people I would come home mentally and physically exhausted. Basically I was living some kind of half life and merely existing in the world.
Lets fast forward to today. Today I have close to 700 Facebook friends. I am actively involved with a home school Co-op as a teacher, I belong to several women's groups, I have been asked to head up a book club for church, and I rarely spend an entire weekend at home. Being around people is energizing instead of taxing. What a radical difference a year has made.
Over the last year I have learned so much. I am just beginning to realize just what I am capable of and am gaining the confidence to actually do it.
So what is the 2nd reason? Well today an article I wrote and submitted to Mormon Women Stand has been published. This is part of learning about what I am capable of. Before my writing was just to put an idea down on paper so I could get it out and stop bugging my family with my opinions. I really didn't believe that what I had to say had value. I had felt so marginalized for so long that I really thought that I was better being invisible. That is no longer the case. This one event has shown me that there are people out there who not only find what I have to say interesting, but believe that it has value to others as well.
Today marks a new beginning for me. The last year has been about self-discovery and personal growth. That is very important especially when you have isolated yourself into a cave and stopped being part of the world. The next step for me is to take what I have learned and apply it. Will I stop learning? Absolutely not! I have only begun to understand just what I am capable of doing. Yes I have some confidence and excitement, but I have so much more to learn. i have been given some wonderful talents and gifts. I am beginning to discover what those are and they are not what I originally thought they were. The trick now is to figure out just what to do with them and how I can benefit other people with those gifts.
My business will only be part of my journey the next year. I hope to take what I have learned and be able to help others achieve the kind of transformation I did. I also plan on being very active in my blogging but the tone of what I write will change. Before it was all about current events and just needing to put my voice down on paper. Now I blog with an eye to being an inspiration to others and hoping that my journey will have value to others who have struggled like I have. My fight and struggles are my own, but I hope that you will find some aspect that will help you through a trial in your life.
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