Oola for Women by Dave Braun
Author:Dave Braun
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: balance;life;stress;purpose;reveal;greatness;inspiring;women;world;dream;big
Publisher: Health Communications, Inc.
Published: 2017-10-26T04:00:00+00:00
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Words are powerful; they can build you up or break you down. Choose your words carefully—not only the words you use with others, but also the words you use with yourself.
But how do you overcome a lifetime of negative self-talk and toxicity around you? How do you find strength and a voice when it feels as if no one is listening? Missy did it, one step at a time . . . literally.
LIVING OOLA
INKED
by Missy Wollman
It was Saturday. The air was stale and the lights where dim; exactly how you would picture a place like this. I was lying on my back. The faux brown leather table was uncomfortable. It was trying its best to support me as I squirmed in a mix of anxiety and pain. I’m not sure what was more unnerving, the buzzing sound of the gun or the pain of the needle stabbing ink into my wrist. I wasn’t looking for art, I was looking for a statement. A statement not to others, but to me. A permanent reminder of where I came from and where I’m going. I specifically wanted it on my wrist, written upside down, so that I could read it daily as a reminder of the badass within.
It simply read: She believed she could, so she did. #LiveOola
I had just finished a kid’s run with my son on the Thursday before, a 5K on Friday, and a 10K that morning. As I crossed the finish line, my son asked for a double high five. Not just a high five, but a double . . . and that’s a big deal. Little did he know, or anyone, how big of a deal it was.
My mind drifted back to when I was thirteen years old and sitting around the dining room table at my grandma’s house. Looking in from the outside, our family seemed normal, or as normal as could be for a small-town family get-together. My mom and grandmother had finished preparing the food and were bringing it to the table. My father, a man of few words, was humble and very hardworking; he was out pouring concrete, missing another dinner. My brother was doing what brothers do; talking smart and irritating me. Suddenly, Pat walked in. My throat tightened and my body went numb. I strained to pull air into my lungs, but I couldn’t. I needed to get air. I needed to go outside, so I ran for the door and my mom followed closely behind. Terrified, she asked, “What is wrong?”
All I could say was, “We need to leave . . . now!”
My brother stayed in the house and I convinced my mom to drive away in the car. I didn’t care where, just away. After ten years of pain and secrets, I finally had the courage to tell her the truth. With my head down and my voice weak, I finally said, “It’s Pat.”
Pat was my grandmother’s boyfriend and he started sexually abusing me when I was three years old.
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