Courage & I….

What a huge year it has been, so much change has taken place and it has truly tested my intention word of courage. From the first day of January until the last day of November I have been faced with moments of challenge and change that asked me one question: will you step into your courage now?

My intention word was courage, so I had no choice but to say ‘yes’. So I stepped into my courage, whilst being so afraid and uncertain. That’s what I’ve come to realise, that being courageous doesn’t mean you are confident, strong and or certain. It just means you’re making an active choice and putting all your trust in things you cannot control. It means letting go of the meaning you attach to things and instead being in the flow of how things are. It means paying attention to the opportunities that are pushing you out of your comfort zone, with the intent of helping you grow.

Being courageous is exhausting, it’s scary and it’s stressful. But it’s also rewarding, heart warming and impactful. When you take steps towards the things you’re scared of you realise just how powerful your mind is in crafting a world that doesn’t exist. That your heart opens up and the things that are meant to heal you will find you and that the things that will harm you will wash away.

The hardest part of courage is to learn to accept what is, even if it’s ugly and messy. It’s about knowing that in the challenge there is grace, in the pain there is faith and in the discomfort there is growth. Courage is not pretty but she’s giving.

With one month of the year left, I am going to find my pause, my stillness, my opportunity for reflection. Reflecting on all the moments that courage came knocking this year and take a pause to say thanks to her for all of it.

Love Always,

M