*This post was originally written 2/2023
I'm turning 50. In fact, I'm turning 50 in a few days. Although I had the vision of flourish months ago (in the middle of a massage), my goal was to launch around my birthday.
I have been looking forward to this day for a while now. (Yes, I'm excited to turn 50). I feel good. I am happy. I am healthy. I am learning how to set boundaries. I am learning how to say no... and yes. I have 50 years of life under my belt and I am a little wiser for it. Life has it's bumps. Sometimes those bumps are more like cliffs, but all in all, life is good. I am grateful for the tough times for they have made me stronger. They have made me, me and I like who I am.
The past couple of years have thrown some curves my way. I have experienced great loss and had my heart broken. I have made some poor choices and have grown because of them. I have had moments of feeling lost, hurt, confused and grateful, happy, secure. I saw a therapist and divulged all of my worries and fears. I cried. I laughed. I triumphed. I found a path.
The path was to flourish! In the late summer of 2022, I was lost. Earlier in the year, I had left a job I loved and was hurt in the process. I was't sure my husband and I were on the same path. I questioned my parenting skills. I didn't have a title or name badge. I didn't know what or who I was. I was grasping at straws. I began seeing a therapist for the first time in my life. She was amazing. (I highly recommend therapy). She helped and guided me towards a path and helped me see why I am the way I am.
One Sunday afternoon, my husband and I had treated ourselves to massages. While melting into the table, I had an "aha" moment. I wanted to create positive places for women to gather. A place to exercise, laugh, talk, learn, grown...flourish. With thirty years of experience in the fitness industry, I know how to teach a variety of formats. I also know how important it is to make everyone feel welcomed and comfortable. Plus, we must always have a good time! And, as a woman (now in her 50's), I know how confusing our bodies are and how little we understand what is going on with them. Let's learn together!
While brainstorming ideas with my 22 year old daughter she said, "I have the perfect name. Flourish." After looking up the definitions, I knew she had come up with something good.
I'm excited to grow this into a community! Please join me as we grow and flourish together. What do you want to discuss and learn? What days are best for some fun workouts? Have something to teach us? Let me know! This isn't just me...it's us!
Flourish (n): an instance of suddenly performing or developing in an impressively successful way,
Flourish (v): to grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment.
