positivity pt. 2
March was about me exercising when I can, not for weight loss but for body, mind and soul health. I got caught up in schoolwork and projects that I completely did not have time to work out (well, maybe, if I traded off House of Cards for working out, I would have had time). I completed a very small step, though. I got some dumbbells and a foam rolling pin for all my soreness. I started with a couple of reps, but left the dumbbells and the foam rolling pin behind for the last week or so while I worked on homework, class projects and finishing the Deaf Women Awareness Week events. But hey, March isn't over just yet!The whole time since my last post I was thinking of why positivity was so hard to come to by for me. Few nights ago, I finally had that light-bulb AHA moment. I've endured so many negative things in my 22 years, that I could not think of anything as normal as negativity in my life. Sad, I know. I've been surrounded by friends who radiated negativity hardcore. I've been surrounded by the media teaching us negativity about our body, about how we should act and how we should be as women. And I'm very sure I wasn't the only one surrounded by negativity.
Over the past few weeks, I have been working with several young women for a Deaf Women Awareness Week which is a week-long events of leadership, confidence and other things with women. This week-long event is now completed, but throughout all the planning--I realized how much of an impact I had on those younger women and how much more I could make an impact on other young women if I really explained what I went through. I was mainly responsible for facilitating two nights of events, one with TED talks (that eventually got cancelled along with the RIT campus closing because of the Vuclan snowstorm) and one with successful Deaf women panel. It was successful, not only reaching out to young women but to some young men too. We grabbed the chance to explain how young men could be allies to women by calling out what's not right such as joking about rape, etc. The panel was truly inspiring because I could listen to these women's stories about oppression and how they got to where they are today. It sure did help with my positivity challenge. If you'd like to share your experiences, I would love to listen and swap stories!
I know I will need to exercise after I get back from Texas for my spring break trip...so much food options. Can't wait! This will be a lengthy resolution as seeing I can't seem to motivate myself to exercise, I'd much rather take a nap than pick up my measly 3lb dumbbells. Now that I put it that way...that sounds dumb. :)
April's resolutions (although some might be during the last few weeks of this month, obviously) will be to travel, even if it’s to another city or to another state (Austin and hopefully national parks around Rochester) and to apply to a job that you're probably under qualified for. As seeing as I need a summer co-op, I'm starting to apply to various job opportunities, even if my resume is not oozing with experience yet--I even applied to Twitter, what a dream job that would be!
To recap my last three months, my resolutions have been:
- January: Bite my nails a whole lot less, take care of them as well as I can and treat myself to a nice manicure when this is achieved.
- February: Strive to be a better person than who I was yesterday.
- February: Be more of a positive person, some of that energy is bound to reach people around you.
- March: Exercise when I can, not for weight loss but for body, mind and soul health.
