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Paralegal Turns Layoff into Positive Change

By Lynne DeVenny

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Sometimes it's hard to feel positive about anything after the shock of losing your job, but a Memphis paralegal has turned a layoff into a journey of self-discovery and a brand new outlook on life.

Missy Ingram told the Memphis Commercial Appeal that she mostly embraced her inner couch potato and felt sorry for herself during the six-month period after she lost her job.

Then she decided to make a big change and joined a running group, Memphis in Motion. For someone who never saw herself as a runner, she's lost 10 pounds since she started running two months ago, and is preparing for her first 5k in October.

Most important, she's discovered that running has given her newfound confidence.

"I'd like to lose maybe five more pounds, but I like the shape I'm in. What's important for me is being happy with the body I have. That's most important because I've never been comfortable in my own skin," she said.

Practical Paralegalism wishes Ingram the best of success with her goal of running a half-marathon in the spring. And, if a feel-good story can pay it forward, her success reminds this paralegal how much she loves to run, and that it's time to get moving again, after a recent bout with some health issues.

Thanks, Missy.

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

Full post as published by Practical Paralegalism on September 27, 2010 (boomark / email).