A Space to Be Brave

I haven’t always been brave enough. (At least in my mind.)

I’ve been feeling heavy and burdened by this feeling lately.

I’ve also been reflecting on life a bit more, as the frantic survival mode of parenting is receding to the background, just a bit. Life is still crazy with a toddler, but I’m finding that I have more space in my head. I have more time to exercise. I have more time to meditate. I have more time to breathe.

And that is a very good thing.

But the flip side to having more space is that I’m also thinking more. Not a bad thing, but it’s also bringing to the forefront some very real challenges that I now have to face head-on.

I cannot ignore them anymore.

And here’s where my bravery comes in. For once, I am not skulking away, I am not sticking my head in the sand…all of the clichés need not apply any more.

Today, I choose to be brave by facing my fear head on and looking it directly in the eye.

I think it’s so easy to compare ourselves to others, whether it’s their looks or job or home. What isn’t always easy, at least for me, is to remember and really feel in my bones that what I give to this world is just as wonderful as those I am comparing myself to.

So, today I am letting go of envy. That serves no one. And I’m instead replacing it with lessons learned.

Why do I envy that person? She is so very brave. Okay, I can be brave, too; that is the lesson I have learned from that person.

And what about her? Well, I’ve learned that you can be in shape and so very happy and content in your 40’s. Great! Take that lesson from her and leave the envy behind.

So, that’s what I’m doing. I’m taking the lessons that these folks are teaching me and using them as reminders of my own inherit worth.

I am worthy because I am here.

I am unique, and no one else can give or do what I do.

No one.

Call to Action: What is one thing that you can let go of that no longer serves you?