If you read the blog last week, you've learned a few things about me, but let's take it a little deeper this week.
The boutique helped me find my own confidence and desire to do more for myself and other women. Mary Kay is my roots, but the boutique literally has helped me find myself, in more ways than one. I never imagined the life I would discover as I threw myself into learning to run a business and helping other women overcome their own demons of low self esteem.
While my passion was helping other women, I realized that I needed to find my own self worth in order to continue running a boutique and assisting other women. So...I prayed....I read self improvement books...at one point, I even saw a counselor to help me work through my own demons. I started daily affirmations and then one day, I realized I was WORTH so much more than I ever realized. I made some drastic decisions in my life and decided that I didn't care what anyone else thought about me. I was choosing myself over what others thought of me. WHY? Because I am worth the effort and so are YOU!!!!!!!
I made a huge decision in January of 2019 to have gastic bypass surgery. Woah. I'm sure that's not what you were expecting, unless you know me personally. So, in June of 2019, I did one of the most difficult things I've ever done in my life. Who knew that the surgery would change my life forever?!!! You see, weight loss surgery is not for the faint of heart and it's not going to fix everything, but it is a tool for those who have tried everything else and failed. I literally had tried EVERYTHING. No matter what I did, I got stuck and the scale would stop moving. Was gastic bypass an easy fix? Heck no!!!!!!! It's a tool and if you don't use it properly, there will be failure. I was embarassed at first, but now I realize God was taking me on a journey that would forever change my life. During this journey, I have discovered another passion- helping women become healthy. You see- this journey was all about me, but God helped me discover that he had other reasons for me to go on this adventure.
Tune in next week for more of my journey.
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