Times I Have Felt Empowered

11/09/2015 (Monday) @ 8:10 AM

When I really sit down and think about all the times I have felt empowered in my life I must admit there has been plenty of times.  For that I am grateful.

Those moments when I am feeling down on myself and struggling to see and remember all the positives and things I should be grateful for, I need to stop and read this list to myself and remind myself that there are more good times than bad.

- All the times I was in the newspaper growing up for accomplishments in school, community, and Girl Scouts

-  Participation in a commercial, front and center reciting the Preamble to the Constitution in my Girl Scout uniform

-  Participating in a movie which I cannot remember to save my life, but remember every minute of 

- Earning my Girl Scout Silver Award, the 2nd highest award in Girl Scouts

- Being chosen to attend the Girl Scouts 75th Anniversary celebration in Washington DC and meeting 1st lady Nancy Reagan

- Being active in school politics up to the Board of Education meetings and forming a relationship with Superintendent of Schools and speaking on issues as it affected the community and students

- Being chosen to attend a National Girl Scout Wider Opportunity for (2) weeks in California

- Deciding to graduate high school in (3) years by doubling up my junior and senior year, graduating with my regents diploma, and walking the stage BEFORE my brother because my first name came before his

- Getting accepted into (13) of the (14) colleges and universities I applied to...and VERY GOOD schools

- Earning my Gold Award, the highest award in Girls Scouts

- Being chosen 1/8 Girls Scouts in the United States to attend an International Wider Opportunity for primitive hiking and camping in Sweden for (3) weeks and Chicago for (1) week of orientation in Chicago

- Attending a private University and being the youngest student on campus and most people thinking I was a graduate student

- Having my oldest child, my son Michael Warren

- Marrying the love of my life, my protector, my Knight & Shining Armor, Spencer

- Having my oldest daughter, Tracie Olivia

- Having my youngest daughter and child, Morgan Sabrina

- Buying my first home with my husband and moving down to North Carolina to make a new life with my immediate family

- All of my community and school activism in NY and NC and making positive change for the children and community

- All of the time I have asked for help to deal with my trauma or mental health in order to get better