Lissa Rankin: You need to know her

Lissa Rankin, Owning Pink

I virtually met Lissa Rankin a couple of years ago on Twitter when I was spiraling out of control into darkness. She was like this flicker of awesomeness just there for me when I needed her, even though she didn't realize how much she truly inspired me at the time. I've watched her skyrocket into a realm of true greatness, empowering women wherever she goes to OWN PINK.

Among her other talents, Lissa is an actual OB/GYN, author, speaker, artist, and blogger extraordinaire who "allows" women to be comfortable in their own skin. She gives you a safe place to ask questions without judgement, has actual scientific knowledge of your lady bits, and has a wicked sense of humour with an insanely targeted insight into what women need to hear.

She posted a blog today called, "When You Veer Off Course," and I grabbed my coffee to focus on her words.

She compares life to a Concorde; you know, that super fast jet that got you from London to NYC in like 5 minutes? Apparently, and I didn't know this, that jet was too fast for pilots so it was operated  by two computers that would talk back and forth to each other. Neat, huh?

Apparently, you could hear them talking to each other. They prattled on during the entire flight, yada yada yada - “Off track!” “Correcting course!”

One guy on a tour of the Concorde asked why they were constantly talking to each other. Wasn’t the Concorde ever on course?

The tour guide said “Yes, about 1% of the time. The other 99% of the time, the jet veers off course, requiring constant autocorrection.” 

When asked what time the plane would arrive in New York by the concerned man, the tour guide said, “At 10 pm, plus or minus three minutes.” 

You Can Be Off Course & Still Reach Your Destination 

In other words, it’s not about constantly sticking to the straight and narrow. You veer left. You stray right. You swerve and sway and bump up and down in the air pockets.
Nobody blames the Concorde for getting off course. There’s no shame game or guilt or Gremlins whispering evil-nothings. The Concorde’s computers aren’t screaming at each other, going “You IDIOT! You’re off course! AGAIN!”

Lissa's point is BRILLIANT! She gives you the permission you need to forgive YOURSELF for your mistakes, veering off your path in life, and shows you how to make it right again.

The more off course we get, the harder it is to face what we've done, so the more likely it is that we'll keep steering off track. 

But darling, please don't do this. Forgive yourself for what you've done right this moment. Accept this hug (((((((YOU))))))). Forgive what you've done. Now start making it right - not tomorrow, but today. 

Don’t wait until you’re 1,000 miles off course. It’s harder to find your way when you do. And if you've already lost your way, don’t wait another moment to tune in to your inner guidance system and auto-correct.

We all make mistakes, wander off of our paths and sometimes it's tougher to find your way back because that trail of breadcrumbs you left was eaten by the damn birds. But knowing that it's OK to forgive yourself, forgive your fuck-ups, and start moving to where you know you SHOULD be in life, is like some gift from the universe.

A gift from Lissa.

And now I am re-gifting this to you.

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