MSI Spotlight: Linda Gray
This week, we’re proud to spotlight an inspiring MSI Sister whose joy and dedication shine through everything she does. A Navy Veteran living in New York’s Southern Tier, she brings creativity, mindfulness, and heart to her community through paper crafting, crochet, and Tai Chi.
With a life vision centered on making more people smile today than yesterday, she’s not only pursuing her Tai Chi certification but also launching a female Veterans whole health group at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Binghamton - focusing on mindfulness and pain management through crafts and movement.
Her passion for growth, service, and sisterhood perfectly reflects what MSI is all about.
Bio:
Navy Veteran living in Southern Tier NY. My hobbies are paper crafting, crochet and Tai Chi. My vision in life is to make more people smile today than I did yesterday. I am starting up a female Veteran whole health group at my Binghamton VA Outpatient clinic where I will focus on mindfulness and pain management through crafts and Tai Chi.
What are you most proud of?:
Teaching myself tunisian crochet and making it to Sun 73 in Tai Chi.
How do you celebrate your happiness and success?:
Praising God and creating more things to share.
What is something you are currently working towards?:
My Tai Chi certification and starting a female Veterans group.
What shows, movies, books, podcasts, games, experiences or other forms of leisure you'd recommend for your fellow MSI Sisters?:
My first thought is finding a mindfulness course such as CBT and/or DBT. Finding the proper focus for you can change your life!
What are your favorite foods?:
Everything! Love steaks and could eat it every day!
What is one fun fact about you?:
I am so happy and crazy and love every day!
What does MSI mean to you?:
I learn so much about famous and not so famous women. I find a camaraderie that I could never have before MSI. Knowing we share so much and can be honest and open without negativity.
What words of inspiration do you have for your fellow MSI Sisters?:
Give everyone you meet a genuine smile. It will help increase mood and make your day brighter!
One of the most important parts of a community, a sisterhood, and a strong and unbreakable friendship is the mutual exchange of stories and experiences. There are many experiences that are unique to who women Veterans are, what they have endured, and survived.
The Military Sisterhood Initiative's goal is to build a community that fights together, laughs together, cries together, and heals together; therefore, we have taken the initiative to tell the stories of women Veterans through our Sister Diaries.
To learn more and to join the Sisterhood, visit www.militarysisterhoodinitiative.org.
