Am I Brave Enough?

I am ready to live my life in a way that is true for me. 

But it’s such a hard thing to do. It is uncomfortable and uncertain.

It means questioning all of my familiar ways that fit in so beautifully with how I believe others see me and what I think they expect from me.

This takes a bravery I have never had to access before.

Am I brave enough to say ‘no’ to my habitual ways of responding to the moment: rushing, comparing, pleasing, forcing, fearing, freezing, resisting? Recognising that there is another way that is unfamiliar but so much more loving, if I have the courage to follow its lead. 

Am I brave enough to realise that my needs are just important as everyone else’s?  That I give my power away every time I push and perform to the satisfaction of everyone around me.

Am I brave enough to say ‘yes’ when I need support? That I do not always have to rely solely on my own volition to get through the day? Remembering there is a source of limitless support available to me in every moment if I would only take a moment to stop and tune inwards.

Am I brave enough to give myself the space I need, to create clear boundaries around what I agree to give my precious time, attention and energy to?  To ensure I give myself time to catch my breath, to rest my body, to quieten my mind.

Am I brave enough to follow my instincts, even when it is in complete contrast to everyone around me? To trust my inner whispers and intuitively follow the impulses that are asking me to explore another way. Even if it goes against everything I have been brought up to believe. Even if it means going it alone

Am I brave enough to be true to me, to acknowledge the one within who has been calling for my attention for so long. The part of me who has been constantly brushed aside in the name of keeping up appearances and keeping the peace.

Committing to a daily home practice of caring for and holding me in sacred space is an act of a brave heart.

 It is a declaration that I matter to me.

It is an acknowledgement that I am worthy of my time and my loving attention. 

It is a gesture that has global consequences.

It is the pathway to courageous and meaningful change for me and others.

I do this for me. I do this for you. I do this for all of us.

 Are you brave enough to join me too?

Much love,

Sharon
xxxx