{"id":972,"date":"2026-08-20T18:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justbethejourney.com\/?p=972"},"modified":"2026-08-20T18:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T18:20:21","slug":"a-happy-grown-up-a-memory-of-storyhealingtm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justbethejourney.com\/?p=972","title":{"rendered":"A Happy Grown-Up &#8211; A Memory of Storyhealing(TM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following is an excerpt on authenticity from Liz\u2019s memoir published in 2020 called, <em>Just Be: My Healing Journey to Embrace the Mess. <\/em>It seems the times we are living in continue to challenge us on what we know to be \u2018real\u2019. Here is a reflection on someone seeking her own authentic truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>A Happy Grown-Up &#8211; By Liz Kametz<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m walking through my adult life feeling\/thinking the same as I remember feeling when I was an adolescent. Does it mean that I grew up very fast, or am I missing something now? I walk around feeling like a fraud. Like I shouldn&#8217;t be here\u2014that I should still be taken care of like a child. I\u2019m having a problem being a happy grown-up, constantly wanting to prove to people that I&#8217;m \u2018experienced\u2019 and \u2018know\u2019 things. That I want to be heard, listened to, provide guidance and help\/support for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe it\u2019s not the lack of my voice or being heard, and more the rub of being beaten down by those who are supposed to love me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I remember the day, recently, that I went to my grandparents\u2019 grave site. My Grammie embodied a woman with fierce strength in knowing herself. She was certain, smart, particular, calm, predictable, and kind. It wasn\u2019t until near the end of her life that I learned about her as a woman and not just as a grandmother. I remember when I turned twenty-one, she had a smirk on her face, and said very quietly, \u201cOh boy, when I was your age\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She left her first husband, an alcoholic, with a new baby and very young. She worked driving materials to railroad workers through the woods before driving age in the 1920s. Her home had order and routine, which I gravitated towards, an always quiet calmness. My brother and I would be left there for overnights where we were treated with simple kindness and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I keep using the word \u2018simple\u2019 because that\u2019s as easy as I can explain: no fuss, no need to worry that I wasn\u2019t fitting in, or that I should make sure I act some particular way. I was allowed to Just Be. Maybe that\u2019s why I connect with her spirit so often now. Many other family members seemed to cast expectations and fuss about me. It could be positive\u2014<em>my, how beautiful you are; look at those eyes!<\/em> which I took as the need to smile and be thankful of the compliment. Or it could be, <em>make sure you eat whatever they offer you<\/em>. <em>It would be rude otherwise<\/em>, I was told, which I took as the need to shove my own needs\/wants aside for others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with Grammie, she let me be; she just stayed by my side. If a woman born in 1913 knew how to live her authentic-self at a tumultuous time in our country\u2019s history, I have hope for my own ability to do the same, with modern conveniences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And the key to belonging, that she taught to me, is that sweet spot when we can love ourselves completely and be around others who let us be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Affirmation: <\/strong><em>I am learning how to live my most authentic-self.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are co-founders &amp; authors of <em>Just Be The Journey<\/em>, sharing our wisdom of the heart. Cultivating authentic leadership in business, entrepreneurship, and life. Storyhealing<sup>(TM) <\/sup>is one of the many tools we\u2019ve created to inspire a community of like-minded individuals going through similar experiences, seeking connection, healing, and growth. Find more authentically created products by searching Adrienne Gervais &amp; Liz Kametz on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0GP1XHL87?binding=paperback&amp;searchxofy=true&amp;qid=1780510362&amp;sr=8-6\">Amazon<\/a>.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following is an excerpt on authenticity from Liz\u2019s memoir published in 2020 called, Just Be: My Healing Journey to 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