ALONG this big journey called life, we will experience many little expeditions which will affect us negatively or positively. We have to develop that mindset to deal with both, because I believe these invaluable life experiences mould us into the people we were created to be.

A few weeks ago I began to document some of my own experiences and found them very interesting. My memory went off in the life of others around the world and their life experiences. The thoughts that were floating around in my mind caused great excitement. People who know me also know that when I am excited about something I take action. Action creates opportunity and massive action creates massive opportunity. In a few minutes I decided this will be my next book project, 365 Invaluable Life Experiences.”  I did a post and short video on my FB page about invaluable life experiences and shared the two experiences below.
In 2013 I visited India and on my way to Agra Fort, I met an unforgettable, beautiful, brown-eyed young Indian girl. She was obviously from an impoverished background. She politely asked the group to purchase some sparkly pens she was selling but we were not interested. It was evident that she needed the money, so we offered to give her without buying the pens. “I will only accept the money if you buy the pens” she confidently said.  Even though she needed the money, she did not want handouts. She possesses that principle that many will envy and I admired that greatly. We bought all her pens!

FAILURE
Have you ever felt like a complete failure? When my daughter Marisca was 18 months, she almost died. She was admitted to the public hospital because she had gastroenteritis. I had no money to take her to a private hospital. I was separated from her dad, so there was no support — financial or otherwise. She was sharing a tiny crib with another baby and the baby died. One day as I was leaving the hospital she was crying and calling for her mommy; and as I turned and looked back, it was the worst feeling ever. I felt helpless and almost lost my mind. Thank God she made it and it is a lesson that failing does not make you a failure.

I invited people to join me on this journey because every life has a story and no one can tell your story as you can. I am receiving very positive responses, which caused my adrenaline level to rise. We have people registered from various parts of Guyana, the USA, Canada, the UK, Sweden, the Philippines, Singapore, Trinidad, The Bahamas, The Dominican Republic, Suriname, and Australia, among others. I have a feeling that this will be one of the most impactful projects I have been part of.  I just completed a call with the co-authors from Women Across Borders- Soaring to Greatness, which is the fifth anthology that will be launched on Amazon. Can you believe I have been fortunate to have a front-row seat to many stories from people around the world because I have published four anthologies? I encourage people to start writing because it may lead to you publishing your own book one day soon. How many would have believed that I would have published four books in four months. “My life is not interesting”, “my story is not good enough”, “only certain people can write a book”, “I did not do well in English” and so many other excuses. Every life has a story and no one can tell your story as you can. Be intentional, block some time every week, and write about things. Like   Jodi Picoult said  “You can always edit a bad page. You can’t edit a blank page.”
Another quote I love to share is

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”
— Louis L’Amour

If you are interested in joining a Story Generator workshop at the end of the month, email info@createcompellingstories.com
I am encouraging you to join me to share one of your invaluable life experiences as we continue to celebrate this beautiful journey called life BEYOND THE RUNWAY.