Unleash your Destiny and Write Your Thrive Story!
I am a great admirer of Maya Angelou. Her writing is strong and her words leap off the page to grab your attention. At the same time, she was not afraid to show us her vulnerability. Not content to survive, she challenges us to thrive despite whatever life puts in our path. I’m sure you can think of some obstacle life has presented you with which you would much rather not have to deal with. Whatever the challenge you were faced with, you transformed the situation by the choices you made.
Perhaps, you had to change residences and that move caused some distress. Maybe the move was because you lost a job. Or, the challenge was you experienced the loss of a loved one. Even more inconceivable, you, or someone close to you, were diagnosed with a catastrophic illness. These situations at the onset certainly are the stuff of those stories that cause heartbreak and tears. However, getting through those stories to a happily ever after is entirely up to you. You alone have the power to rewrite your story.
Wondering how I could make such a blanket statement about rewriting your story?
I’ve had my own survive to thrive stories. The major stressors in life are loss of a job, major move, catastrophic illness, loss of a loved one and divorce. Except for the divorce part, I’ve experienced all of those life events at least twice. And when you consider that I’ve been married since 1972, we’ve danced around the “D” word, but always managed to find our way back to each other. By the way, I’m deliriously happy with this man today.
Twice the companies my husband was working for decided to close their doors which resulted in us making significant moves across the country. Uprooting us away from family and friends gave me the choice and the chance to reinvent myself. Losing loved ones, shines a new light on my role in the world as a woman of influence as a motherless child, daughter, sister, wife, mother, and friend. Diagnosed with breast cancer three times has found me digging deeper to discover how resilient I truly am. And to gather the courage and confidence to claim my identity as a writer and my destiny as your writing mentor.
Today, I am the Soul Story Mentor. I am blessed to be living my mission of helping women’s voices and stories be heard and visible out in the world in whatever format they choose. Whether they are a part of the co-author book “Written In Her Own Words-Wise Woman Wisdom,” publishing a blog on their website, assembling their personal stories to pass down to family, or attending the Wise Woman Wisdom creativity retreat, I have the privilege of being a catalyst and a soul story catcher for the stories ready to be shared with the world.
I firmly believe that we all have a story to tell that no one else can tell because it is ours alone to tell from our unique perspective. We are the only ones who know the wisdom we have learned from our
Our life experiences. More importantly, how those life experiences changed us and made us who we are today.
My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style. - Maya Angelou