Who Do You Think You Are?

Hey there, Lovely Human!

There was a time in my life where I believed I wasn’t an ‘outdoorsy kinda gal’. 

Dirt. Sweat. Bugs. Not my thing.

Never mind I was a huge fan of playing outside, making mud stew, and capturing toads and grasshoppers when I was a little girl.

I’d convinced myself of a lot of things over the years about who I should and shouldn’t be, and what I deserved and what I didn’t.  Conditioning and socialization has a way of doing that to us.

And then, life threw me one of its unexpected curve balls. The life I was doing my darnedest to curate (control) into a seemingly ‘happy’ life was falling apart.

And with it, my sense of self. 

I’d built my life rebelling against the status quo while at the same time conforming to it…an interesting paradox. And a not so surprising one in retrospect.

I was lost, confused, scared, and so unhappy.

To find my way again, I needed to question everything, let go of the limiting stories about myself and my life, and let myself figure out what I truly wanted. Doing things differently was the key. 

Scary?  Yes.
Rewarding? 100%

I let myself take the first step and then the next.  It was uncomfortable. It was eye opening. Change usually is.

Little by little things started to shift. I began to see myself in a new light.  I tried new things and figured out what I liked and what I didn’t. 

I began to find my way again…the way back to myself. 

In the process, I rediscovered my love of the outdoors and the refuge and inspiration I find there.

As it turns out, I am an ‘outdoorsy kinda gal’ after all! 

What story is keeping you from living into who you truly are? 

With love and appreciation for your journey,

Kathryn