I Said “Yes” and It Changed My Life.

This past Saturday I traveled to Meridian, MS to conquer 26.2 miles in the Magnolia Marathon. Once again, I did something that I thought was impossible. This marathon was life changing in so many ways. Every challenge that I face reveals something new. I witnessed a journey of triumph, strength, and perseverance. It was also a defining moment for me and how I viewed myself…how I viewed my life. I can’t wait to share this experience.

Marathons teach us so much about life. Even one of my favorite Alex and Ani bangles says, “It’s Not a Sprint, It’s a Marathon”. After having time bask in my excitement, I decided to watch Oprah’s SuperSoul Sunday featuring Shonda Rhimes. This was such a powerful episode where they discussed Shonda’s new book Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand in the Sun and Be Your Own Person, career, children, weight loss, and how saying “yes” for one year to life experiences changed her life. Her new book will be added to my must-read list. This episode of SuperSoul Sunday confirmed everything that I have been feeling lately. I hope to start this book before the new year.

[Tweet “When was the last time you wholeheartedly said “Yes”…I’m all in? —Oprah Winfrey”]

 

At the end of SuperSoul Sunday Oprah shared these words:

I’M HOPING YOU START THIS WEEK WITH A RESOUNDING YES… YES TO SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL… TO SOMETHING THAT MIGHT EVEN BE TERRIFYING… SOMETHING UTTERLY SURPRISING… [SHONDA BELIEVES] THE PATH TO YOUR TRUE SELF BEGINS WITH THAT ONE TINY LITTLE WORD… AS SHE WRITES IN “YEAR OF YES” ON PAGE 286… ‘HAPPINESS COMES FROM LIVING AS YOU NEED TO, AS YOU WANT TO. AS YOUR INNER VOICE TELLS YOU TO. HAPPINESS COMES FROM BEING WHO YOU ACTUALLY ARE INSTEAD OF WHO YOU THINK YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. DON’T APOLOGIZE. DON’T EXPLAIN. DON’T EVER FEEL LESS THAN. WHEN YOU FEEL THE NEED TO APOLOGIZE OR EXPLAIN WHO YOU ARE, IT MEANS THE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD IS TELLING YOU THE WRONG STORY. WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN AND REWRITE IT.’ —Oprah Winfrey

 

Say “yes” to something!