As we heard at the United State of Women summit, knowing yourself is of paramount importance: First Lady Michelle Obama said, “...our first job in life as women, I think, is to get to know ourselves. And I think a lot of times we don’t do that. We spend our time pleasing, satisfying, looking out into the world to define who we are -- listening to the messages, the images, the limited definitions that people have of who we are.”
In Wild, Strayed describes her decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail as feeling right: “Something bloomed inside me as I traced its jagged line with my finger on a map.” (4)
It may seem like an extreme decision, but in the end, the trail helped her “both make me into a woman I knew I could be and turn me back into the girl I’d once been.” (4)
How have you undertaken the task of knowing yourself? Has your journey of self-discovery been unique in any way? If so, how has your unique path of self-discovery contributed to your sense of self-worth or empowerment?
In Wild, Strayed describes her decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail as feeling right: “Something bloomed inside me as I traced its jagged line with my finger on a map.” (4)
It may seem like an extreme decision, but in the end, the trail helped her “both make me into a woman I knew I could be and turn me back into the girl I’d once been.” (4)
How have you undertaken the task of knowing yourself? Has your journey of self-discovery been unique in any way? If so, how has your unique path of self-discovery contributed to your sense of self-worth or empowerment?