Saturday, I had the pleasure of being invited along with some of my lady friends from church to an event sponsored by the Rockford Women's Club. The event was titled, "Life is Delicious", and featured keynote speaker Sarah Copeland.
Sarah just happens to be the sister of one of my close friends from my church group. She has done amazing things with her life. And I mean "AhMayZing". I was so in awe of the command she could take of the room and she reeled me in like a fish on a hook with the story of her life, and her relationship with food.
What I found so profound was not all the opportunities she has had in her life, but really, rather, the risks she took to grab a hold of those opportunities and go all out to achieve her dream. She realized pretty much every dream she had, because she had the faith to take the leap, believe in herself, and just do it. As she so poignantly pointed out, she would question, "Who am I to do this?" With the rhetorically answered, "Who am I NOT to?"
Of course, I had a few questions for the q&a part of the address, but I held back. Apparently, while rapt with attention at what she was saying, I didn't quite absorb it fully. I mean, Who was I to have all these questions for her? And then later, as I wrote them all down in my notebook, Who am I NOT to ask these questions? Someday, I'd love a sit down, honest to goodness, heart to heart, 'interview" of sorts. Someday. Right now she's writing her very first cookbook, out in 2012 and as such, I'm pretty sure she's pretty busy.
But, as of late I've become a believer in serendipity. She was brought to my attention at this point in my life for a reason. I am not yet sure why. Maybe simply to inspire me to do things that I have been dreaming of doing. Maybe to soothe my soul with the balm of her encouragement. Who knows. I do know that her words have had a lasting impression on my ability to move forward on a few projects I've been cooking on the back burner at a very low simmer for years. Maybe now it's time.
Check out her blog. Be inspired.
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