Today I read a sentence from the book I am reading: “We all want to be brave.” I settled on that statement and paused for a moment, as a question bubbled to the surface, “So why aren’t we?”
I thought about my own relationship to bravery and had to admit, with a bit of a chuckle, that rarely do I feel courage but I seem to do things that would be deemed so.
As I pondered further, I realised that what I have actually gotten better at over the years is wading through all the muck that leads there. I swim through, gurgle, submerge myself, and sometimes almost drown in the shame, doubt, anxiety, frustration, guilt, and fear to name a few.
I do it knowing that when I come up for breathe and make it to shore, I will have gained the tools, knowledge, and most importantly the right perspective to take that next step forward.
So yes, we all definitely want to be brave and the path there is simple: getting our feet wet and diving in.
To our growth,
Jean.