I would not consider myself a people-pleaser. Even if you are not a people pleaser this is a hard one to step into because you might be rejected and nobody likes how rejection feels. When it comes to risking change and taking back control of your life being brave looks like: Disappointing Othersīeing brave enough to live life on your own terms means you risk disappointing other people. Other times it looks like doing the unexpected even though you fear the judgment of other people. Sometimes that looks like jumping out a plane to overcome a fear of heights. It does, by necessity, involve facing danger, fear, or difficulty.īeing brave means listening to that voice and then stepping into the fear that almost always shows up. But listening to that quiet voice instead of the noise of the crowd does require moral and mental strength. It’s honoring what is true for you and that only happens by, as Glennon says, listening to the still small voice inside you. Connecting both Glennon’s and the dictionary’s definition gives a complete picture of brave for me. Glennon Doyle Melton says, “Brave is listening to the still small voice and DOING AS IT SAYS.” But that image of being brave feels incomplete to me. This calls to mind scenes from movies like Braveheart or Gladiator. The dictionary defines brave as having the mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty.” In my work I talk a lot about helping you find your brave but what does that mean? What does being brave really mean?
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