Inspirational Women

I truly believe that to be positive, you must be surrounded by positive people. I so think that women need women to guide them, cry with them, laugh with them, etc and I just don't think there are many opportunities in life to do this. All too often we feel judged, misguided or uncomfortable just being ourselves, and I think I have finally gotten over needing to be overly concerned about presenting myself a certain way. I am no longer ashamed of who I am, how I think, and the way I live. I am instead embracing the exciting moments in my life and realizing that they all make me who I am.

Which leads me to my point...every Wednesday night I spend the evening with these incredible women:




I am so blessed. These women are AMAZING and are my teachers (one of whom is my mom). They have been through it all - marriage, children, some divorces, some remarriages, deaths, awesome jobs, financial struggles, finding beauty in each day, forgiving others. I could go on and on. They help me put life in perspective and teach me to just let it be. Through our weekly chatting/crying/reflection/prayer-fest (ok, sometimes we go to the movies) we are all there for one another in ways that I can't even put into words.

We all have a story, we all have experiences to share and all of us say things that are completely touching, completely insightful, and just what we need to hear. It is always so impressive that even though we may have differing opinions on stuff, we all love each other anyway and actually get to talk things through and attempt to understand one another. I am so grateful to be a part of this group. It has changed my life. I appreciate life so much more, I see goodness so much more.

Our focus for the fall will be reading Simplicity:The Freedom of Letting Go. We are each taking a chapter to present. Believe me, I really need this in my life and I am looking forward to hearing everyone's input. I have read the first chapter and it really presents the ideas simply and easily. It is so calming and I am very exctied to see where it will lead me in my journey. I highly recommend it (ok, I loooooove everything Richard Rohr does, so just read anything by him) and I think you will feel enlightened.