Kickoff Part One

There are very few times in my life when I have known, without any doubts that where I am in that very moment is perfection. When I know for certain that my whole life led up to that moment and that this very moment is leading me somewhere bigger. That my path is clear for this moment and everything is aligned.  Meeting my best friend in kindergarten, going to college, meeting my college roommate and lifelong friend, breaking up with a boyfriend, studying abroad in London, becoming a teacher,  marrying Andy, each time I was blessed with one of my daughters coming into my life and each original road that led us to them, deciding to leave teaching to stay home, becoming an intenSati leader, starting this blog, and.........this Whole MAMA Challenge.

Yes, I am totally putting the Whole MAMA Challenge in this fabulous group. It feels THAT right. 

Last night we had our first kickoff. (We are having a part 2 kickoff on Saturday morning due to the great number of MAMAs who want to participate and were unable to attend last night.)

We had a group of ready, willing, and able women. Women who showed up with an open heart and an open mind. There was an energy that was contagious. It was excited, a little scared, courageous, and supportive energy. There was an honesty. Women who were unsure, Did they really want to commit to this? Women who were sure they were ready and wanted to do what they could to hold the hands of the other women and take them on this journey. There was a definite togetherness.

Liz and I talked about this journey and what it means to us. We all talked about where we are now and where we want to be. We signed contracts to stay accountable. Then......we led them in an intenSati workout. It was INCREDIBLE!!! Most of these women were first timers and they brought it!!! Awesome.

(Although we are asking the MAMAs to commit to 30 min. a day for at least 5 days and intenSati is not a "requirement" I STRONGLY suggest that everyone takes advantage of the 3 free classes being offered every week. It is a workout that changes lives. It is exactly what inspired the challenge and what it is all about. Body, Mind, Spirit)

It just feel so damn right. I have been back and forth and side to side and all over the freakin place in the last year or so as to what am I "supposed" to be doing. I have had struggles and triumphs and everything in between. I wanted to share this. I wanted to use my experiences to give back what I have been given. BUT HOW??????

That is what is so amazing for me. I need this group of women just as much as anyone else there. Yes, I have been on this journey for quite some time. I have had the crazy joy that comes from creating positive change in my life. But these are my people. I am a mom. I am a mom who has a hard time finding time, who sometimes puts everyone else before her and builds some resentments because of it, I still get down on myself, and yada yada yada. 

My point is......Today I am committed to staying on this path and I know that to do this I want to surround myself with a community of love and support. I believe that the MAMAs are where it is at. I believe, together, we can create positive change, not only for our self, but for our partners, children and whole community. 

I am just throwing my pebble in the water and watching the ripple effect. It is already happening. More women are telling more women and together we are starting a revolution. There are MAMAs in New Jersey, Vermont, and Connecticut doing it with us too!! I feel so incredibly blessed to be a part of it. 

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