My Wonder, My Power
My "disability" helped me understand my capabilities and helped me step into my powers, my wonder and my truth.
My Wonder, My Power
On dyslexia
From a young age, I had a hard time “learning” according to educational norms. I couldn't keep up with reading, spelling or arithmetic… I was diagnosed with dyslexia and told that throughout my life, I would likely continue to struggle. I was put into special classes and programs and had college counselors tell me I probably wouldn't get into the schools I wanted to. Luckily, I had parents who didn't listen to what a test said about my “learning abilities” ; they instead supported and encouraged me to thrive in the areas that I loved: Music, theater, singing, friendship, animals, yoga, even redecorating my and my sister's bedrooms over and over and over.
Although it was the written word that challenged me, I now find myself in a career where I use my spoken words to inspire others to honor their true self, not the person they were told they were or what they should be.
I got my degrees in entrepreneurship and small business management, worked for architects and designers and at the age of 24, I opened my first business which has grown and thrived for more than a decade
I let that word intimidate and define me for a long time. I let it hold me back and create excuses.
Today, as I scrubbed the lipstick word off my arm, I had a moment of clarity that it is myself and my actions that define me, not a diagnosis or stereotype. Sure, I can't spell for shit, but spelling certainly has not defined the quality of my consciousness or character. I am who I am because of the challenges that made me have to think in different, out-of-the-box ways. My "disability" helped me understand my capabilities and helped me step into my powers, my wonder and my truth.
#Iam_wonderful #iam_ #internationalwomensday #bethesourceofyourownhappiness #wonderwoman #yogaglo
3/8/18
