Fatima Shared her Story!

We loved hearing Fatima’s story…..  See how she felt about sharing her story on her blog….

“If you ask me what’s the coolest thing I’ve ever done in my life, I’d say, “Which one? I’ve done so many cool things!” But if you said, “Come on, be serious now,” I’d tell you: the day I told my story. That was the day I felt the bravest, coolest, and most inspired.

It all started when one of my close friends invited me to the TOUCH Network storytelling event. I was like, “Cool, let’s go.” I didn’t have any expectations, good or bad, except that I knew we’d see some farm animals since the event was taking place on a farm. So we went.

It was a storytelling event, as advertised, but not just random storytelling. Four people talked about struggles they had overcome in life, how they did it, and what we could take from it. It was basically like TED Talks, but with fewer spotlights and more human touch.

If you know me, you know I’m all about human connection, deep conversations, and touchy subjects. So I was so happy when I realized what was going on. I had the most beautiful two hours and left very emotional and inspired.

Before the event closed, they invited all the speakers to the stage to give them a pin badge that said “I told my story.” That’s when it hit me. They had just shared probably the biggest story of their life — the most vulnerable one, the one that shaped their personality and made them who they are. I wanted to do that. I wanted to tell my story. I wanted to wear that pin badge on my chest with pride.

Because how many times do you get the opportunity to talk to a bunch of strangers about the biggest hurdle of your life? Once? Twice? And how many times do you actually take that chance?

I’m not gonna lie. It was scary as hell, even just considering it. But since I’ve always done things that scared me, I thought: why chicken out now? So I decided to send an email to the organiser with a snapshot of my story….”