Traveling and doing life with 48 other girls sounds intimidating and scary.
Why is this?
Girls are known to be:
emotional.
judgemental.
mean.
catty.
cliquy.
Delicate.
broken.
fiesty.
hormonal.
high-maintenance.
…..and so many more…..
I have definitely entailed most of these characteristics and I get why girls are described as these, but if we dig a little deeper and truly get to know each other, a large group of girls doesn’t have to seem so scary.
If girls truly loved each other for who they were, than maybe comparison wouldn’t be such a problem.
If girls didn’t judge each other for the actions and their past, than maybe bullying would be eliminated.
If girls didn’t gossip and talk about each other behind their backs, than maybe girls wouldn’t change their identity to fit in. Maybe girls would feel loved and be able to be themselves.
We need to stand up for our sisters, build them up and encourage them.
I am living with all girls at the moment and I will be the first to say that it is completely different than I thought.
These girls love me for who I am. They have heard my story, they have lived through laughter and tears with me. They are investing in my life because they want to build me up, not tear me down.
It feels good to be surrounded by a group of girls that are letting go of their struggles and walking in freedom. It feels good to be surrounded by girls who know who they are and who own their stories. After all they are just stories that make you who you are today.
The other night, we stood up for our sisters, we showed them they weren’t alone in their struggles and that we were here to push each other to get over them. We then sat for hours on hours listening to their stories and where they have walked and are wanting to walk. With my help and all of the other girls help, S-squad women are going to be leaving the Race completely different people – free of shame, free of comparison, free of any struggle or baggage they came with. We started walking in freedom and it felt amazing!
I am so happy to be apart of this sisterhood and that we get to grow together as friends and sisters. We get to build each other up all year and strengthen one another, so that when we step out into the world at home, we know we are and know that we have 47 sisters who are standing for us across the USA.
When we stand together a large group of women is influential. We can do anything if we put our minds to it. I mean, Eve wouldn’t have gotten Adam to eat the fruit if she didn’t have influence. Women are strong; we are not weak and we were made for a purpose.
Step out and own who you are and love on your friends, stop talking behind their backs and calling them names, because if you stand up for your sister, you will realize you have a lot more in common than you thought.
We stood and said, “Me too!” to a lot of different things. I encourage you to get to know your friends well and let them know they aren’t the only ones struggling!
