"Change will force you to step off the path,
to venture from the nest, to close your eyes
and dive right in, knowing that the greatest
opportunities in life are found in the sink or
swim, do or die moments."
Women gathered for an Empowerment Seminar and one of the activities was to fold a paper in half writing Pros and Cons about themselves in equal columns. As I walked around the room observing the attendees, I noticed many were frantically listing their weaknesses with greater speed than their strengths.
The next step was to view both sides of the list and to put a check mark by each experience that triggered a change in life. It was abundantly clear that all significant changes occurred during difficult times. The students returned to the check marks and entered a quality exercised in order to survive.
With a new perspective, the women began to recall additional times of being challenged, but this time they followed the scenario to the point where they said, 'enough'. In silence, everyone closed their eyes and reviewed the images of facing fear. A sense of empowerment enlivened the audience. With laughter and lots of hugs, we departed ways, far more confident then when we arrived.
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