Since the passing of my husband in September 1, 2018 I have been on a journey of healing and self discovery. A lot more on that at a later time, but THIS particular part of my journey is all about ME getting over my imposter syndrome, quieting that negative voice in my head that holds me back and really learning how to learn to love myself. In this journey I have learned to accept the ME that I was, the ME that I am, and the ME that I am growing into. What started out as a seven day challenge to become more “visible” has turned into a 100+ day journey of self love, empowerment, and growth!
This experience has emboldened me in a way that I would never have imagined possible.
This experience has emboldened me in a way that I would never have ever imagined possible. I hope that my journey will help you too! I started on this journey because I saw how hurtful the things I kept telling myself were — I would look at my children (7 and 8 at the time) and vowed that I had to figure out a way to stop the negative self talk – if not for me then I HAD to do it for my children. I did not want to pass this legacy forward onto them. We have over 6,000 thoughts a day. When you pause and start listening to them – most of you will be horrified at what comes out – if you donʻt believe me start to write these things down. If you are like me you will cry your heart out at how mean you are to yourself. We have got to stop this. I have learned through my studies and practice that it is possible to change your beliefs and thoughts, ironically I was quite skeptical but I figured what do I have to lose?. So when challenged by one of my mentors to start taking some selfies to get over my camera shyness – in true Kalani style I took the challenge and decided I was going all in!
Disclaimer: A quick technical note – the words you will see on all of the quotes are not solely my words but rather adaptations of quotes and sayings I have seen or heard and collected along the way. As part of this process, some of them were aspirational for that day and some were meant as reinforcement for the day. For each post and photo, I was mentally and physically connecting with the words that I put together with the photo. All photos were taken on my cell phone on location in South Lake Tahoe, Maui, New York City, and California. I tried to notate to give credit to the person who said the words originally and will be updating this library overtime to make sure I have properly given credit where credit is due. Please forgive me for not having everything properly notated at the time of this writing – do not let that distract you from the journey. I am incredibly grateful to all of the mentors and great thought leaders out there that have inspired me. Enjoy the day!