Rachel Hollis has her conference attendees create a letter to themselves, from the perspective of their persistence, to shed light on just how accomplished each of them is.
Because we forget to acknowledge that. We're too busy telling ourselves about all the stuff we haven't done, all the things that we are NOT. We loose sight of how awesome we ARE.
Some of this questing has given me time to reflect on what I've accomplished. And that has been refreshing. So much of my identity was, for so long, wrapped up in being a successful career woman, that when I got laid off it imploded so much of my sense of worth that I've had to rebuild my image of myself. I am rebuilding the image I have of myself.
Sure there's a ton of work to do. Sure I have a list a gazillion miles long of the ways I want to better myself. But I am not starting at zero. There's some good gritty stuff under this belt, and remembering that should only serve to fuel my confidence that I can achieve so much more - that I can decide and then I can do.
I am becoming, in more ways today than I have for a very very long time. Because of this awareness and this hunger to learn more and achieve something that I will be proud to look back on at the end of my life. AND - I can stand where I am right now and say, "Hey. You paid your way through college. You left a unique mark on the healthcare industry. You battled through tough family evolutions. You didn't give up on a dream and gave birth to beautiful babies. You can do a frigging headstand in yoga. You are badass. Keep on girl."
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