Prompt: What is my personal brand as a Health Activist?
What qualities do I posses?
COMPASSION - INTEGRITY - STRENGTH - HOPE - FAITH - LOYALTY - are some of, but not all the qualities I posses and the qualities I seek in others. We all have our weakness and should strive to improve in the best way for each of us. Do the right thing, no matter what even if you think no one is watching. Be kind to others and to animals. Take care of what you have been given...love, children, family, health...
I know what it is like to have doors slammed in your face, people walk out of my life once they hear my diagnosis' or hear something they just cannot deal with, was never brought up that way and Adios Amiga they gone. Exit stage left.
I Live with Fibromyalgia and Mental Illness......I am no longer afraid of what anyone thinks of me. I need no one's approval. I am a beautiful person, woman, sister, daughter and friend and nana. My passions run deep for the causes I choose to commit myself and for those I love and hold dear to my heart.
If my sharing and speaking out helps another along the journey and gives them hope then it is worth every step and breath I take. As an Activist and Advocate I will do all I can to help others like me and that includes using my voice and sharing my experiences. I was not a public speaker in the past, terrified of it actually and really never saw myself as a leader back then. We grow, learn and become stronger...
I have always taken the path less travelled, danced to the beat of my own personal drummer and I am dance more, laugh more and love more with each passing day. They may not always be good but I have learned to embrace them and me...all of me...of who I am....and yes, a Lorax of the colourful kind:)
That's My Story and I 'm Stickin' To it!
This post was written as part of NHBPM – 30 health posts in 30 days: http://bit.ly/vU0g9J
Keep telling the truth - the more we speak out about our invisible illnesses - the more we can all be accepted. What you're doing is important.
ReplyDeleteThank you Iris for your wonderful support. United we will continue to educate the world. Replace the myths with Truths and bring our invisible illnesses into the light.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your activism.