Courage

"The Paradox of the Prophets:  The flip side of carrying pain is this extraordinary gift of holding a spreading joy" ~ Glennon Doyle

This is the first braid I have cut off.  I dedicate it to courage. 

I am deciding to LEAN IN to the extent that I can to this life, including this season of traveling through the tunnel of cancer treatment.  

This will take courage--feeling the fear and doing it anyway.  

I accept that living is uncomfortable.  I embrace that healing means changing, it means releasing what no longer serves me, even when I don't think I want to.

I am imperfect.  My health is also not perfect.  

I am willing to be more fully seen, to be vulnerable. 

I am ready to ask for what I want. 

I open my eyes more fully to witness what is inside and around me. 

I am inspired by this song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMZvoEj4iig

And this podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-can-do-hard-things-with-glennon-doyle/id1564530722

​May you have courage.