~ where we’re finding, shaping and sharing
one of the strongest forces on the planet ~.
the force of GIRLS!
GREAT news:
EVERYONEis in possession of anINNER-GIRL
It’s TRUE!
Do you doubt it?
Then try this:
Read these…
“You have a masterpiece inside you.” ~ Sadie Mae Fizzy, age 13
“Change the part of you that doubts yourself.”
~ Erin Wickings, age 12 .
“Our honesty is the well from which we draw our power.” ~ Rachel Paoletta, age 19
“Art’s my heart, not my hobby.” ~ InspireMeSo, age 13
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“It’s not what you look like that makes you who you are, It’s what you do that makes you who you are.” ~ Gigi E. Berrios, age 11
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Now, notice how you feel.
THAT FEELINGis the proof.
THAT FEELING is the GIRL IN YOU responding to the GIRL IN THEM.
THAT FEELING is SUCH. GREAT. NEWS!!
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Whadaya say? Will you join us in the serious, fun work of realizing a world where the dominant voice sounds like this?
“All you need to know is that you’re beautiful in every way and loved by your friends and family : ) It may not feel like that, but it’s true : ) ♥” …………………………………………………….~ Allyson Williams, age 13
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OK!!
Then, please…
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That’s Ruby’s central message because it’s the way I, Jeanne, experience life… at best. .
Getting clear about Ruby’s central message has given me something big: The courage to share from my treasure-trove of true stories (‘sharing’ is the part of the message that trips me up). .
The WAY to share happened organically… on Facebook. I call it ‘FB memoir’.
‘FB memoir’ is posting a picture from earlier in my life and I telling about it. One picture + a paragraph a day. If I don’t have a photo to get across the part of my true story that comes next I am creative and use a scan of a journal entry or a Ruby illustration. .
It’s adding up to… the true story I have always wanted *to share*… but not known how! .
I see that ‘FB memoir’ is a scaffold. I will be able go back into it and flesh it out with more from The Jeanne Books. .
Exciting reciprocity: Ruby’s Belief gave rise to ‘FB memoir’ and now… ‘FB memoir’ is informing Ruby. Making me so much more confident in what I have to give girls around telling THEIR stories! .
The best feeling in the world: I now know what it is that is uniquely my offering! I know my angle!! I can own it and talk about it! Because I AM LIVING IT! .
Important piece: All of this is coming together for me because of… .
My recent decision to up and MOVE. From the known wonderfulness of Beacon, NY to the UNknown wonderfulness of Austin, TX. .
It sometimes feels like such bad timing to be moving NOW when everything is coming together and there’s so much to do with The Jeanne Books and The Ruby Books, but… .
It’s *exactly because* I’ve put myself WAY outside of my usual thoughts and activities that everything is now popping. .
Reality check: I get on a plane in two days. I can’t be writing when there is so much still to be put into boxes… .
P.S. If you check out my ‘FB memoir’ in the Photos section of my Jeanne Demers page, please feel free to ‘Like’ what you like… or even comment. I gather from talking to people in real life that lots more people are reading along than is evidenced in the ‘Like’ numbers.