I’ve just written for 31 days + a few more. And I am not even sure how I’m still awake tonight, just a few minutes after midnight — a few minutes after the Lisa-Jo published her five minute Friday post, so we can write, too.
The digital white paper shines bright off the black screen as I type. As I wonder. As I stand amazed that LisaJo’s word is: AFRAID.
Could it be any more fitting? As I’ve just taken several giant leaps, baring my soul, my heart, my dreams for anyone in the world read, see, hear, ridicule, mock, reject.
And the words that keep coupling on my lips, in my thoughts — the words that help me realized it’s okay to move forward this way, even though it seems like an oxymoron.
The two words that have urged me on to keep moving forward despite the fears that don’t seem to ever dissipate on their own.
Do it anyway — COURAGEOUSLY AFRAID.
And I’ve just dared you to dream again. I wondered as I wrote my series if “dream again” was the right title, but the more I studied, wrote and prayed I realized what holds us back more than anything is fear. Fear comes in so many forms, doesn’t it? So dreams, courage, bravery, freedom — it all works together for destiny, and the devil will fight us hard on each level.
But go anyway.
Speak anyway.
Walk anyway.
Give anyway.
Shout anyway.
Sing anyway.
Love anyway.
Write anyway.
And on the heels of my dream again series, I am privileged to tell you about someone who did it anyway — she followed her dream. She wrote a book. She’s giving it away for a little while and you can find it here.
She has a story to tell. I hope I do it justice when I get to tell you about it. Read that story here. She’s changed my life with her courage and she probably doesn’t even know it. I’ll be sure she does — her going anyway — COURAGEOUSLY AFRAID.
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