For so long I went through life waiting for someone to pat me on the back, to acknowledge the good I'd done. When it didn't happen, it left me confused and in doubt. Was the effort I'd put in good enough? Did I do it the right way? It must be me. I didn't know the power in simply celebrating myself. Sometimes, you need to acknowledge your power and own up to it. Instead of playing down or playing up who you are, celebrate yourself just the way you are. I recently turned 43 years old. As I entered a new year and new decade, I celebrated me by giving myself the gift of this letter on my birthday.
I encourage you to celebrate yourself by writing a letter to you! No matter what truths end up on paper, you have to own the power you have or the power you allowed someone else to take from you. There is still time to get it right.
Dear Teresa,
I am your strength, and this is what I want you to know about me. I was born in fear. Fear of trying new things, fear of what people would say, and fear of not being good enough. The love of my immediate family carried me. I wrestled my way out through trying super hard in school. I killed it in college, getting two co-ops and two internships with prestigious technology firms, received four scholarships and graduated cum laude with a 3.8 gpa. I hit fear in the face when I stepped out on faith and moved to the “big” city, many miles away from my family. I landed a great job, then another, then another by always delivering excellence. I conquered my fear of public speaking. I got married and started a family while building a career and never put my family second to anything. I was strong enough to witness my mother and father gain their wings way too early, but somehow managed to still get some glory out of it. I am raising two children without an extended family support system. My kids are killing it in school, at home, on the basketball court and in piano recitals, but I don't take credit. I just teach and inspire. I owe you an apology for ignoring you when you tried to tell me to take care of myself. I get it now. I can't be fully present for what is for me if I am not well in my mind, body and spirit. I will always stand for what is right or not stand at all. I have learned to be exactly who I am, nothing more or less. I am so self-aware that I've uncovered my purpose to inspire the world to live on purpose and now bold enough to move on it. I am 43 years old today. In case you were wondering, yes, I am a baaaad girl. I will continue to manifest in my purpose because it is my birthright. The next 43 years will not break me, but be the best years of my life.
Sincerely,
Teresa
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