I wake up each morning and write in my gratitude journal. It is one of my daily habits that I am not only consistent around but religious about. There are 3 sections with three blanks each – “I am grateful for…,” “What Would Make Today Great?” and “I Am…”
One of the most difficult sections, when I started, was the “I Am” portion. I had to sit with myself over the years to come to ‘why?’ I know who I am…but did I? In writing it down, even when I didn’t believe it but wanted to, it becomes truth. In writing, you embrace the flaws. In writing it down, the truth shows itself.
It is in my practice of daily gratitude that who I am materialized. And damn…I love who I am.
I AM…
- Intelligent, capable, strong
- Independent, fearless
- Curious with a thirst for adventure
- A lover of people and connection
- A lover of myself and being alone
- A seeker of understanding ‘what if?’
- I am never willing to settle
- A giver and also learning to give where it is accepted
- Passionate.
- Intuitive. One who trusts my gut and my heart.
- Someone who wants to trust, but finds it hard to truly trust.
- Hard on myself (and sometimes others)
- A perfectionist and so far from ‘perfect’
- Someone who loves to challenge the ‘norm’ and think differently
- Stubborn, caring, intense, edgy
- An over-thinker who tries to not overthink
- Romantic and realist
- A seeker of facts
- Honest and real. I don’t bullshit.
- A mom. A successful businesswoman. A best friend. A daughter. A sister. A survivor. A realist and a dreamer. A believer.
- A good human who has made mistakes, who has brought about change, who wakes up to make the world a better place and who never gives up…even when I don’t think I have it in me to take one more hit.
- An avid learner who hates reading but knows it is good for me so I do it
- A wearer of ‘shields’
- A lover of black
- A pianist, singer, lover of music…it brings a fire to my soul.
- A runner, a yogi, a lover of walks, a lover of moving my body
- A foodie
- A lover of good wine (and believes that the glass you drink it in matters)
- A personal who will try *almost* anything once
- A world traveller
- A believer of #youarewhatyoudo, so be consistent
- Restless and calm
- Self-aware which makes me hyper aware of that around me
- A believer of actions speak louder than words, it is the moments that take our breath away that make life worth living, and that magic – no matter how many times your hope and light has been taken away – does still exist
- Understanding that nothing is permanent in life yet I struggle with saying ‘goodbye’…
- An individual that knows ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE, who believes people deserve a second chance and that lives by the belief you should never shut the door to anything that you cannot stop thinking about, that brings you joy, or that ignites a fire within you to find out more
- Beautiful. Inside and out. Imperfectly beautiful, beautifully complex.
- I am a ‘badass’ for who I am
I AM MEGHAN. MHW.
badassery (noun)
engaging in seemingly impossible activities and achieving success in a manner that renders all onlookers completely awestruck.
