Life Uncorked: Our Responsibility to One Another⎮Terrill Martinez
Today in our series Life Uncorked: Inspiring Truths from Everyday People, Drinking the Whole Bottle brings you Terrill Martinez. Terrill is a former teacher and published author of the children’s book, Super Me! I met Terrill at our new school and when I found out that she was a fellow writer / author and that our daughters were in the same class, I felt this cosmic sensation like maybe this move to Mexico was conspiring in my favor as a writer.* So without further ado…
Terrill – mother of two crazy-fun girls andboard member of the Junior League of Guadalajara volunteer group – on thanking disappointment, honoring your gifts, and our responsibility to one another.
LIFE UNCORKED: INSPIRING TRUTHS FROM EVERYDAY PEOPLE
WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU…
True happiness exists in not just surviving your struggles, but realizing they are temporary. Embrace the fact that all struggles are actually growth opportunities. Not only can you survive, you can thrive through even the most difficult challenges. Be bold, look disappointment in the eye and thank it. That’s right, I said thank it for the opportunity it presents you with. Everything you face and overcome provides you with an opportunity to help others down the road.
BE CREATIVE EVERY DAY.
Don’t beat yourself up if you are not creating great works. Creativity lives in several different forms, even in just thinking of new ways to perform a mundane task. By taking time to listen to and honor our creativity, we show ourself love and honor the gifts we’ve been given.
NOTHING GETS YOU OUT OF YOUR HEAD LIKE VOLUNTEERING.
Your problems are valid. But helping others who are dealing with survival issues makes you grateful for everything you have. Helping someone without the expectation of getting anything back and believing in our responsibility for one another is a practice I want to pass on to my children. I truly believe I can make a difference and I want my children to believe it too.
Casino Night event hosted by the Junior League of Guadalajara
A LITTLE GRATITUDE GOES A LONG WAY.
If you are in a situation that you cannot handle or get out of, find a way to focus on the positive. Every person and situation has something that can teach you about humankind and yourself.
FIND YOUR TRIBE.
A conversation with a girlfriend over a glass of wine is like an hour of therapy. We need each other to get through daily trials, as well as the devastating curveballs life inevitably throws at us. No one will understand you, support you or believe in you like true friends. So find your tribe and honor that bond.
Read more by Terrill on her blog workwriteplay.com
Or contact her for more info on Super Me! at martinezterrill[at] hotmail[dot]com
Drinking the Whole Bottle is about living life uncorked – about fervently popping off the top, letting it all pour out, and savoring every last drop. And I wholeheartedly believe that you can’t live life uncorked without opening yourself up and sharing the experience with others. This series, Life Uncorked: Inspiring Truths from Everyday People, highlights awesome, everyday people and their personal truths about life, love, travel, and more. If I’ve learned anything in life & travel, it’s that no one way is the right way, that we all have something to teach, and that we could learn something from everyone. I hope this series can be a place for you to take something away, feel inspired, and uncork life.
