Nothing like a high school reunion to take you back in time. Certainly it’s an opportunity to revisit your teen years, however, this time standing from a now experienced-filled wisdom of sorts.  As I reflect the weekend visit back to Roseville where I went to my Oakmont High School reunion, many thoughts cross my mind. Besides the fun it was to see faces from the past, it also reminded me of the many insecurities I held back then. I remembered my desire and quest to fit in with certain crowds, wishing I had boyfriends like all the popular girls, and my lack of self esteem by never feeling quite “enough”. I look back at those memories with a knowing smile today. In fact, I look back with an understanding that all those insecurities were required for my own rite of passage to my “becoming”.  Those years certainly had its painful stages. But what I do know is that it was worth the journey to get to where I am today. I am grateful for every uncomfortable, uncertain, unsettled feelings I held because it was necessary to experience in order to know what I must overcome.

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The word that stands out for me at this moment is RESILIENCE.  I work at always finding the nugget of wisdom in every uncomfortable and challenging situation. It is what has gotten me here today and what I continue to practice because it works for me.

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I loved reconnecting with girlfriends who provided me the acceptance and fun during those early years. Thanks to each of you for being there. I wish you continued inner strength, resilience and joy (esp, you PK).

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