Sanctuary of Joy

𝕀 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕠 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕦𝕝, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕠𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗.𝕐𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕙𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕗 𝕚𝕤 𝕨𝕒𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕘𝕦𝕚𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕪. 𝕎𝕙𝕖𝕟 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕗𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕛𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕝𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 𝕒𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕕. 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕓𝕖𝕔𝕒𝕦𝕤𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕠𝕦𝕝 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨𝕤 𝕨𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕪𝕠𝕦. 𝕋𝕣𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕟𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕡 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕𝕪 𝕝𝕒𝕚𝕕 𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦. 𝕎𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕖𝕒𝕔𝕙 𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙 𝕖𝕟𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕖𝕡𝕖𝕣 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕨𝕒𝕪 𝕒𝕤 𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕝. 𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕒 𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕚𝕝𝕓𝕝𝕒𝕫𝕖𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕣𝕚𝕩 𝕠𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕪

Present Brittany

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This past weekend I was immersed with powerful, driven, hardworking, inspiring Latinas/es.

I attended the We All Grow Summit for the first time.

This has been on my bucket list since I found out about it in 2017.

My hubbie held down the fort with las niñas, and I was truly able to be present and submerge myself into the beautiful moments these past 3 days.

The women were so kind, genuine, and real.

There was so many intense but freeing conversations with strangers, that felt uncomfortably comfortable.

There was magic moments too.

One of my partners at random, during a break out session discussion, we found out; we share the same birthday, we were both from Arizona, and our middle names are both Marie.

I shared this experience with one of my closest girlfriends. This was also a new, and first attendance for her as well.

It was great to share this with her. We had some amazing breakthroughs.

I also had a moment where I had truly saw myself and the journey I've been on so far.

Years ago I was the one at the Dove Experiece.

The one talking to the attendees, educating about the products, while listening to their experience about the event.

Now I'm the atendee, the one getting pampered on the other side of the chair.

It felt surreal.

I learned about my "Good Wolf and Bad Wolf".

I'm sure you've heard the tale. The Wolf you feed is the one who wins.

"Present Brittany" is the good wolf. "What If? Brittany" is the bad wolf.

Present Brittany was fed this weekend.

It was a buffet.

Present Brittany felt comfortable, beautiful, confident, and secure.

She was charismatic, vulnerable, funny, and encouraging.

It felt good to see her out. She hasn't left. She's been here, she was just getting starved.

Starved by the trials of everyday.

I learned that I have to dance with "What If? Brittany", dance together until we can switch dance partners with "Present Brittany".

Fear isn't what's stops us. It can fuel us. We just have to dance with it.

Leaning into the unknown is what evolves us.

I am truly grateful for everyone I met.

For the amazing feeling of Joy that was my aura,

and for the inspiration I received.

Inspiring me to be the best version of myself.

I saw her in action.

I want her for my girls.

I want her for my husband.

I want her for my family.

I want her for myself.

I'll have to keep dancing.