this little girl is me

On September 2021, I was asked to write about my story to inspire young girls on a global campaign called “This little girl is me”, and I loved it. This is one of my favorite postings because I choose to be vulnerable and expose a part of me that I almost never talk about, but is a part of me and will forever be a part of me, and I love this little girl with all my heart.

We all have a story to tell, you are welcome to be part of the campaign and write your own story to inspire young girls who may be struggling. To learn more about the campaign go to #ThisLittleGirlIsMe Global Campaign — Inspiring Girls International - Raising the Aspirations Of Young Girls Worldwide (inspiring-girls.com)

Remember that you never know who you are inspiring.

Next is the original posting for the campaign.

“The little girl in the picture is me. 

She was born and grew up in downtown, Mexico City. 

Her parents married when they were teenagers, and she was born when her mother was still 17 years old, can you imagine? 

She always felt like living in constant chaos, and disorganization, most of the time she felt alone and afraid. 

Every day on her way to school she would walk through a bookstore called “Libreria Porrua”, and every time she would always stop to check the titles on the books, sometimes they didn’t change the books for long periods of time, but she still stopped to check the titles. 

In her household buying books was not a priority to survive, so she would read whatever fell in her hands. 

Her most precious magazines were “Reader’s Digest” and “National Geographic”. So many stories, so much to learn, so many beautiful pictures. 

When she was around 16 years old, she read “Daniel Cosio’s Memories”. He was a diplomat and economist, but the interesting part was that when he was young in the early 1900’s he used to stop at the same bookstore to check the books through the windows.  

For the first time in her life, she realized that if he had been able to do something important with his life, maybe “she could do it too!”.  

Growing up in a big city with an absent father and a mother who had to work even on Saturdays to pay the bills was not easy, but something was clear “No matter what I’ll finish school and I will have a different life”. 

She studied International Relations, and when she was around 20 started to work in Foreign Affairs and she invested half of her salary in her English classes. 

At that time, she didn’t know but those classes would help her to navigate her new life as an adult in a different country. 

Her best life started when she was able to take care of herself and make her own decisions. 

If you are a young person living under similar circumstances, I want you to know that “you can do whatever you set your mind to”.  

Establish clear goals even when you don’t know if they will bring the change you want, working through those goals will help you to grow up, acquire experience, learn, and be better; and that is the real goal.”