My Pink Roadmap

This past Saturday, October 24th was the first workshop I put on, Be Joyful! The success of the workshop far exceeded my expectations. Not only did my nerves not get the best of me, but I felt as if I had done it a million times before.

I didn’t realize the space we were using didn’t open until 10 a.m. and I had the workshop start at 10 a.m. Some how we mysteriously got started on time anyway. I got breakfast for everyone, so the ladies grabbed their refreshments and we all sat around in a circle. The room we used was very comfy- looked like a big living room, lots of soft cushy chairs and couches.

We started off by going around the room, introducing ourselves (There were 11 of us including me.) After the introductions, I started the conversation about why it is important to have gratitude in our lives and how it can affect us in a positive way. I invited others to join in the conversation with whatever came up for them. After the discussion we moved on to our exercise (JOY JOURNALS!)

I provided all the supplies need to decorate their journals and make it their very own. I printed out cards that had the 3 questions on them:

1. What are 3 three things I am grateful for today?
2. How was I my most authentic self today?
3. What inspired me today?

I feel that the workshop went very well. It seems that we created a safe space for everyone to truly be themselves. By the end of the class I felt like I had known everyone for years.

I have to give big thanks to Lissa Rankin, without her, these workshops wouldn’t be taking place. Thanks Lissa!