I am Strong! Happy International Women's Day!

I am strong!

 I didn't always feel strong. Nor did I know just how strong I was until I walked through a family crisis a few years ago. The most difficult time of my life. However, I made it safely to the other side. Although I should have known my resilience long ago.

As you read in my previous post, as a young, naive 18 year old, I travelled to Sweden on my own after high school to attend a Bible College for 7 months. Then I backpacked around Europe solo.

I moved to western Canada knowing no one to start my full time career after university. I created a wonderful life in Edmonton.

I then transferred to eastern Ontario finally settling in my hometown where I have been working as an Educational Assistant for 15 years.

For my 40th birthday I travelled to Paris on my own for one week. It was the most freeing time I have experienced. I felt alive. Joie de vivre!

Even though I never married nor had children, I have an incredible tribe of men and women surrounding me, supporting me, encouraging me. I am  grateful to God for allowing my path to intersect with beautiful humans who have empowered me and taught me many life lessons along the way.

Here I am now in a new role,  a woman entrepreneur. Some days I feel out of my league as I advocate for better health protective/beauty laws in Canada. But I am strong. I am resilient. I am intelligent. I am compassionate! I can do it!

I am strong!

 My strength comes from my parents who always believed in me and encouraged me on my life's journey.

 My strength comes from God who showed me unconditional love and ignited a passion within.

My strength comes from another women:

Nellie McClung.

Thank you Nellie and your suffragettes for paving the way for us women in Canada. Thank you for fighting for our right to vote. Thank you for fighting for us to be declared as persons. Thank you for empowering the future generations.

It is my prayer I can empower women that come behind me to be all they can be and recognize they are beautiful, strong humans on this planet with the mission to spread their love and voice to all they meet!

Happy International Women's Day!

We are strong.

We have a voice needing to be heard. Use it wisely!

You are strong!

Love,
K
xo

Why #thistimeitspersonal My Beautycounter story

Navigating my singleness has been an interesting journey for me. I thought I would be married by now.  I always wanted to be married and have children. I wanted a legacy to carry on my family heritage. I wanted to pass down traditions and yarns. I wanted to experience motherhood and that unique love parents have for their children. I always felt by having children as well it would help me understand God's love more deeply.
But God had a different path for me and I finally feel settled about it all!

I have had a great life. I didn't let my singleness stop me from experiencing an enriching life. I discovered I am a strong woman. I moved to two completely new cities for my career and built a life. I lived in a foreign country, Sweden, for a gap year before university. I have travelled far and near. I have an incredible tribe of family and friends.

Yet I thought I would have a husband and family of my own to also help with the financial burdens of life. Fear of being left alone began to suffocate me. My parents have been a huge support to me and I am very close to them. I am their caregiver now but we help each other. Fear of their death compounded the problem.  So I began looking for a way to ease that financial burden and conquer these fears. I needed a supplement to my full time job as an EA.

@beautycounter entered my life unexpectedly and drew me in! It was a perfect fit. It was a company like nothing I had seen before. It became more than a financial supplement to my income. It also was in line with the healthy lifestyle I was trying to implement as I navigate this "mature phase" of life I find myself in!  I was impressed by their integrity and by the business owners involved who lead with passion, drive and integrity.

I am so proud to be part of this movement for better beauty. Proud to be  collaborating with other incredible business owners who are advocating for more health protective laws so we leave behind a safer legacy for our children and those that come behind us!

I love hearing the stories behind  women in small business who are leading with integrity and challenging others to do the
same.

If you might be looking for a change in your current situation or are just looking for something different to try on- I would LOoVvvEee❤ to chat with you!

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