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Show Up Strong

August 15, 2013 by Lisa Mininni 3 Comments

openarmsHave you ever had an experience where one chance meeting flowed into a series of events that ultimately will affect millions of lives?

Recently, I was a part of one such experience while attending the eWomen Network Conference. While on the plane, I met a woman who was attending the same conference. She explained that she was meeting her sister and a group of other women at this conference. We ended up taking the same shuttle to the hotel where I also got to know her sister.

Later, her sister introduced me to another woman named Ros. In the course of our conversation, Ros shared her story with me. When her son was studying abroad last year, their group went on an excursion to the beach. Tragically, he was carried away by the rip tides and lost his life.

During the next couple of days, as we became acquainted, I asked her if she was attending the dance party for eWomen Network Foundation’s fundraiser. She explained that she hadn’t been able to bring herself to dance or listen to music in over a year since her son’s death because music and dancing was a painful reminder. You see, her son loved music and to dance. I asked her to consider attending. She said she would.

While we were in different breakout sessions, Ros met up with the two other women. Out of the over 600 women in attendance, another woman came into their path and said I have an extra ticket to the fundraiser would any of you want it. The two women looked at Ros and said, “this is your opportunity”.

Ros then accepted and was my date for the fundraiser. As we entered the dance, they gave us leis as part of the festivities. For the first time in a year, Ros danced and listened to music.

As she expressed how good she felt to laugh and dance, she mentioned that she also wasn’t able to wear red (her son’s favorite color).  I grinned as I pointed to the lei around her neck. In that moment, she noticed that her lei was red.

Ros works for the ClearCause Foundation. (The ClearCause Foundation’s purpose is to reach out to 45 million American youth and students who are encouraged to study abroad every year with comprehensive stay-safe information, emergency preparedness, and safety assessments).

Always remember, you are in the perfect order of things. The next time you might think that it doesn’t matter if you show up, I want you to think about how in a series of events, you do matter and you are missed when you’re not there. Show up strong.

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  1. Aime Hutton says

    August 15, 2013 at 5:18 pm

    Wow! Lisa! I met her as well there at the conference too! She is a gem of a woman. So glad your paths crossed. I think she might have even mentioned to me about how she hadn’t danced either, and about her son. She was impressed/amazed that I was dancing all over the place at the conference. LOL Not just at the Sat. Night Dance party. It’s all in the choices we make yes YES? 🙂 Have a beautiful week, and it was awesome to see you last week while at the conference too! YOU rock! 🙂 Oh, and yes, I’m a catalyst! 🙂

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  2. Carol Sido says

    August 25, 2013 at 1:24 pm

    Hi Lisa!
    Our story is so wonderful! The presnce of God was all around us from the time we stepped onto the plane, to each and every event that took place after. Lisa, I am so glad that we met, you are a very kind and special person. I also thank my sister Connie for inviting me to such an amazing conference! God Bless you and your family.
    Carol Sido

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  3. Lynne says

    August 26, 2013 at 10:48 pm

    Very inspiring story. Sometimes there are times in our lives that we just need to show up and show up strong! I loved how your story of Ros showed that she was able to start enjoying herself again even through her pain. Healing takes time and she showed that she was starting to heal.

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