The house was a foreclosure so I got a great deal on it, but it’s about the same age as me. In this house, I (personally) have painted, helped lay tile, fixed or attempted to fix plumbing (toilets…all three, kitchen sink…several times, washer/dryer), help to remove squirrels both dead and newborn, replaced locks and even doors, killed insects…lot of spiders, and much more.
Hurt is an understatement of how if feels when people you love or people who can do harm to you don’t understand you or your situation. You can’t control anyone else, and you can’t make anyone listen, like you, relate, or even care. But you can control you. And you can try to be a more understanding person. I’m crazy enough to believe that eventually the understanding will be returned to you.
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I knew I had to go. The only question was when.
However, in the last few years, I have made deliberate efforts to celebrate myself. My life.
For the first time in my life, I attended the homegoing services of two people in one weekend. One was for a woman who had lived a long, full life and the other…she was my age. Only thirty-six years old. In totally different ways but both were connected to my first book and both made […]
“Dreams Do Come True…Even the Ones You Didn’t Even Know You Had.”
Pictures from the Healthy Lifestyles Workshop for Teen Moms! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ I’m Summer Owens, and my passion is helping youth and young adults realize success no matter what obstacles they face. As an international resilience and leadership keynote speaker, author, S.O. What! Success Coach, and creator of the S.O. What! Literacy, Life Skills, and Character […]
We closed with my signature S.O. What! Statement exercise. My heart was full when one participated answered my question of, “How did that feel?” with…
I feel light, like a burden has been lifted. I feel free.
