Last night was the first meeting for F.A.T. Chicks and we had a dismal number of attendees due to various conflicts but we still had enough to proceed with a meeting and get something done. Before anyone arrived, I spent time cooking, cleaning and getting pumped to broadcast myself on Skype for all of the "viewers". I got dressed up pretty to set a good example and just have fun getting the whole charity thing started.
I thought that I had done a great job with publicity by posting on Facebook and giving reminders a few times a week. However, people are busy and things do happen and making this meeting, as compared to G2 taking care of her 5 year old with a temperature, not that important. I could dwell on failure and let myself become overwhelmed with the lack of attendance, but Senman reminded me that Wednesday nights might just not be a good night for meetings for people with full-time jobs. So next meeting will be on a Saturday to discuss local donors for the online auction and updates on events and most importantly, followed by a night out together in town with friends. Perfect!
Think back to the movie, Field of Dreams, with Kevin Costner and the vision he had of those baseball legends coming to play in his field and he knew without a doubt that it would happen and it would be fun no matter what. It is the PROCESS of living the dream. The highs and the lows that shape your character, longevity and overall happiness. Without sadness, fear and doubt about any situation, you would not be able to appreciate the winning, the joy and the uplifting moments that may make you shed a tear because you are truly that happy. May be shedding a tear while listening to "I Run for Life" will still happen every time I hear that song, because I know that WE CAN and WE CAN help make women healthier and stronger by learning how to love themselves.
So it may be small, to start, but isn't everything? Rome wasn't build in a day and heck if it was, it probably would have fallen a lot sooner. We believe that through F.A.T. Chicks and preventative health care, we have the power to change women's lives and heck, maybe even save the world? Maybe if we each took responsibility for our own actions and stopped blaming, stopped judging, stopped making assumptions and just took a deep breath and smiled, the world would be a better place.
I believe, that deep down, we all have the power to do great things. Adversity and judgement may stand in our way and at times we may feel the light cannot overcome the darkness. We may have trouble seeing that there is a positive outcome to a negative event. Guess what, you're still here, you're still living and you can learn from any mistake you make because you have the Power to do so.
Remember why you run and why you even started. Remember your high school coach or friend telling you that you can do it. Remember the feeling of joy and endorphins rushing into your bloodstream for the first time. Remember winning some race, setting a PR, or that moment that just rekindled your joy for running in the first place.
Remember, by running regularly, you will meet people. By smiling daily, someone will smile back. By doing good things for other people just because you can, someone will pay it forward. By working hard and staying present in the process, someone will notice maybe even follow. By supporting a charity running group that will drive research and funding for an awesome international women's health consortium, like F.A.T. Chicks, you do have the power to build something and be a part of something greater than yourself. I say go for it. What do you have to lose?
Keep living the dream, I know I am.
Heidi
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