Here’s a story about when I was a teenage dirt bag irl Before I was a teen I was the most vibrant, outgoing, firecracker of a little girl there ever was. And I was a sweetheart. Adolescence was little bumpy. The first time I got arrested I was only 13. I had literally just left cheerleader try outs- which I totally crushed and was for sure making the team. And then my gf and I each stole a tube of lip smackers at a fking Walmart. They caught me at the door and I gave it back. But the manager still called the police and they literally took me away in handcuffs and hit me with a misdemeanor and 6 months of diversion. Let me repeat that. A 13 year old girl took a 2 dollar lip balm and GAVE IT BACK and apologized and they still arrested me and charged me. I lived in a small town so everyone found out. And they wouldn’t let me be on the cheer squad. I was humiliated. And it didn’t teach me to behave. It taught me that I was a bad kid and that I didn’t deserve to be forgiven for doing something stupid. So I started getting into more trouble. Then my parents got divorced and my sister stayed with my mom and my dad and I moved to a different city. After that I got into a lot more trouble. Got arrested a few more times. Ended up in foster care for a couple years and then dropped out of school. I was a mess. The vibrant outgoing girl was long gone. I was angry, wild, insecure, and I hated everyone but not as much as I hated myself. Eventually I got my life together. Finished school. Found yoga and meditation. Stopped drinking and partying. Had an amazing kid. Started teaching yoga, started a couple business ventures, traveled to incredible places all over the world and began living a fulfilling. The more I worked on loving myself the more that vibrant, outgoing, firecracker little girl began showing up again. I had actually forgotten that I used to be that girl wayback when. That was always the real me though. The teenage dirtbag that I identified with for so long was never me. I was never bad like I believed for a long time. I was just sad. Lmk if you wanna hear more about my dirtbag era. I’ve got some stories... 😩🤣 #teenagedirtbag #yogasavedmylife