Just Do it

I did not realize how courageous I was. I did not realize what a warrior and saint I was. I lead, I forged on, I weathered challenges and difficulties with a smile and hope. Decades, from 7 years old to 17, to 27, to 37... each decade got a little easier or so it seemed. Until my diagnosis of PTSD from whence came my anxiety and ADHD. I chose not to get medicated. I was lucky enough, at the time, to be able to have a psychiatrist who gave me a prescription for THC tincture before it was legal in NY.

As I grew to understand how I muddled through life, continually judging and criticizing myself for not being enough, for the way I worked, for who I was... I learned that my symptoms are not character flaws, my experiences are valid, I am not crazy or lazy, I am not a burden on others, I am my best advocate, boundaries let me love myself and others at the same time, I deserve the freedom to be authentically me.

I have subsequently learned that my 'flaws' are my super powers, I can work for hours on end when inspired, I can multitask like I am channeling an 8 armed goddess, when I decide to take action I jump on it and can pivot like a Russian ballerina in Swan Lake.... for decades I've been affirming that I love myself unconditionally as I am. It was only until understanding my diagnosis that I truly understood how miraculous it is that I got as far as I did with a 30 year marriage, multiple graduate degrees, one of the most successful yoga studios in Westchester County during it's existence and now a premier place to study to become a certified yoga teacher.

And now, over a weekend, I'm out in the world, the public proclaiming THIS.... my hopes is that you read this and it inspires you that you are never too old and it is never too late...