We’re just so hard on ourselves – all of the time.  We’re not good enough, not thin enough, not clever enough, not creative enough.

We are so busy trying to be better than we are that we forget to just stop and think.  We forget to be thankful for everything that we have and everything that we are, however we got there.

I’ve been lucky enough to have many female role models in my life – they’ve taught me that it’s ok to be different, it’s ok to fail, it’s ok to be imperfect.  They’ve also taught me that it’s ok to follow your heart wherever it takes you, however hard that road may be, because you won’t rest easy unless you do.

I’m lucky, I’ve met and been loved by many inspirational women. My job is to ensure that I can pass along some of that wisdom to the young women I work with.  They aren’t ready to hear it yet, they’re just starting out on their own paths, but in a decade or so I’ll hope that they remember me as fondly as I remember those who have picked me up when I’ve been down, those who’ve made me laugh through my tears, and those who have shown me that you can be successful and still have a soul.

Even though I’ve lost some of them along the way, these women are always with me.  They still make me smile.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, Tammy, although it is hard to be a woman, I wouldn’t change it for the world.