I honestly don't even know where to begin with how awesome my one day was at Rachel Hollis' RISE conference was on Thursday. Thanks to Aunt Kim, Rachel Hollis came into my life during a time when I didn't know how much I needed to look in the mirror and be honest with myself about who I was and what was happening in my life. I was in an awfully abusive relationship, my confidence was minimal, I had completely lost myself. If you haven't read her books "Girl, wash your face" and "Girl, stop apologizing" please do yourself a favor and get on the list at your local library. I promise you won't be disappointed.
Thursday was all about health and wellness. Who couldn't use a bit more of that in their life? We all know what we need to do to be healthy...drink more water, eat healthy, exercise, we know what to do, but sometimes the extra reminder helps.
We were inspired.
We heard some tough stories, some real life no bs stories, and some tear jerkers. Nothing was off the table.
We danced. A lot. It's no secret I love to dance, but ever since a neighbor of mine told me a few months ago "if you're in a relationship where it's not okay to dance in your living room in your underwear you're not in a good relationship" . I have been stepping up my dancing game. I always have pandora playing, in the car, on my computer, in my office, always. Now I am just less afraid to dance it out. Thursday only helped reaffirm how much a simple 30 seconds of dancing it out can completely change your mood.
I can't even begin to explain to you how much my life has changed these last few weeks and it couldn't be more for the better. It's been taking time to reflect on the past, look around and really find the good in the now, and embrace what the future has to offer. It most certainly doesn't look at all how I expected it to look when I decided when I was in kindergarten that I wanted to be a teacher, but sometimes life throws you curveballs and you need to jump at new opportunities instead of staying in the status quo. That's not going to push you or grow you as a person.
Moral of the day- do you and don't apologize for anything. The people around you may change, but if you aren't being yourself the only person you're letting down is YOU.
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