Margaret Harding (Diamonds and Pearls)

“Over the years I’ve learned that being able to workout is one of the best ways for me to handle the stress of life.”
— Margaret Harding
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🌎T&T CIRCLE POST 

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đź’—DIAMONDS AND PEARLS

❤️MARGARET HARDING

🧡 LOCATION: INDIANA 

đź’›PHOTO BY: BRITTNEY CATHCART

đź–¤BLACK ”TEARS” ITEM: SHIRT/LEGGINGS/WEIGHT 

🤍SKIRT BY: TERRYANN HARDING 

🎤IN MARGARET’S WORDS…

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In March as the pandemic was ramping up I was in Oklahoma and received news that my job was closing, the next leg of my trip was cancelled (I was headed to Idaho to volunteer at a special needs pageant), how I was getting home was unsure as the shuttle service I used from the airport stopped running, and there was threat of airports shutting down.

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Needless to say I was super stressed. My sister looked at me and said “go sweat so you can calm down”.

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We were at a hotel for a an event and she knew that sweating calmed me down, that’s when I decided to do my pictures in the hotel’s fitness center. 

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Over the years I’ve learned that being able to workout is one of the best ways for me to handle the stress of life.

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I am a survivor of incest, sexual abuse, mental abuse, I live with depression and have a mild case of ptsd; with all of this I can have a hard time seeing through the fog of life. 

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Three things have kept me sane and grounded; 

Faith - my faith in Jesus Christ my savior. 

Volunteering - being able to refocus my negative energy in a positive way. 

Exercise - being able to physically release my negative energy.

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