Respect Your Beauty

Last week's session was the most inspirational for me so far. Besides the fact that President Krendl and a fellow student of ours were interviewed for their leadership positions and strength as a woman, we had amazing speakers. It was a blessing to have Chasity Kuttrus speak to the girls last Wednesday. As a business owner and a mother, Chasity lives a very busy life, but she has learned how to manage her time wisely in the many roles she plays. Her speech provided me with reassurance. I was very active in volunteering, and school funded organizations in my high school, and often struggled with managing my time wisely. There were so many things I wanted to do and so many people I wanted to help. Still in college I am provided with these amazing opportunities, but this time I knew I would have to make a change. Chasity talked about making balancing our lives. Choosing what things are the most important to us and how we wish to use our strengths and talents. Rather than sugarcoating statistics, Chasity was very honest about the inequality of women to men. In 99% of all occupations, women are still earning less than men. But instead of sulking and complaining about our stubborn society she showed us to use those stats as motivation. Although I may not earn as much pay as my male coworker I will know that I am trying harder, I have a better relationship with my employees, and I am making a difference through what I do best, whatever that may be. We also heard form 3 women in our own fitness/health group at Otterbein. They reminded us that while we prove ourselves as women we must respect ourselves. We cannot forget about eating meals just because after working a long, tedious day. It is extremely important that we nourish our body with food to give us enough energy so that we are able to continue this hard work. Also, we have to  make time for exercising. Whether taking yoga, zumba, running on the treadmill, or playing basketball, we have to keep ourselves in shape. You will find that after you get into the groove of exercising and eating healthy you feel rested, energized, and beautiful. No matter what size, weight, or color we are all beautiful. I am so excited to be in this sisterhood of such intelligent and motivated girls. See you at the gym!