Impact

Describe positively in your life.

On this, the shortest day of the year, the longest darkest night of the winter. The day and night which proceed the beginning of going towards more daylight and less darkness.

On this special magical day, so many long years ago, I became a mother. My daughter arrived nearly three weeks early. Healthy, beautiful and tiny. I was in no way prepared for my world to be rocked so completely. Some things cannot be explained beforehand and this was one of them.

Nothing about who I am is the same as it was before I stepped into the role. It caused me to become someone I never planned to be. Talk about impact. This one tiny human gave me the gift of me. I did lose myself completely only to find out who I actually am.

It defined what I care about. To this day, it defines me, my values, my hopes, my dreams. Everything.

I suddenly wanted to give something better than I had. I still want better for the generations coming up. I grew up in a world of criticism instead of encouragement. Parents worried that children would become big headed,spoiled and greedy. I guess that’s why I grew up thinking I couldn’t do anything right. But not spoiled or big headed…

Leaving me with a very sure desire to raise my children with a strong sense of confidence and ability. This caused me to do a lot of research. Yes. I conducted my own behavioral experiment and once I got going, I never stopped.

I want all children to have the gift of calmly walking up to challenges with surety and courage.

I believe it can be a gift for all and I’m committed to sending tools out into the world for everyone. Life will never be perfect. Our children have different challenges. The internet hadn’t been invented, but now that it has, it tugs hard at everything and everyone. Kids are still vulnerable.

It isn’t lost on me that the gift of what I felt was missing in my upbringing, has driven me to make things better for not just my own family, but for everyone in the world. It’s a gift that has spanned lifetimes and generations. A gift that has inspired love and passion, three, going on four books, a whole beautiful life.

That’s an impactful gift of a person for which I’m am utterly grateful.