Being brave is huge! It means different things to different people really but it is really a very powerful emotion that can propel us forward in a really good and positive way.
What does brave mean to you?
For some people attending an event or a function is brave. For others it might be attempting something that they never thought they could do. We all have our comfort zones and when we take a step outside of this lovely comfortable place we are being brave. For me it is stepping out into the unknown.
I am being really courageous this year. Due to my health, I have had to start again. Literally. Imagine almost 52 and having to find a new career which will fit in with my current life. It isn’t easy, but I am reading and learning and hopefully will be able to work part time very soon.
I have also had to be extremely brave and face some of my exercise demons.
This time last year I was living in Westport, working as the Head of Marketing for a financial services company and generally living it up.
Now my life has changed and I am living in Galway and trying to get my body as strong as possible in ways I can control. I think this is really important as I cannot completely control the arthritis or fibromyalgia (never mind the other issues), but I can control my fitness levels.
I was brave in February when I did a 10km walk for charity. I felt this way again when I did the Darkness into Life walk earlier in May. I felt terribly brave when I went to my first yoga class. Granted it was a yoga class for people with joint pain, but it was still hard to walk into a room and realise that you might be the biggest person in the class and more likely the least flexible person.
Fast forward a few weeks and I am lying on my back with my legs up against the wall, and trying various poses. It is still a long way from the downward facing dog, but I am proud that I am taking these little brave steps.
Every day we have a choice, to be brave and take that step out of the comfort zone or stay cuddled in the warmth of the known.
I do both. One thing I have learned though is that every time I take a brave step, the reward is there. It isn’t always immediate, but it does come.
Please feel free to stop by and tell me your stories about being brave. It honestly doesn’t matter how small the step, it is a step in the right direction.
Thanks for reading
Kerry x
