enCOURAGEment...Notes on a Well-Written Life
Posted: November 24, 2017
Maybe your first step is realizing that you’re feeling a bit lonely in a relationship. Or maybe it’s saying “NO” to an automatic “yes” in your life. Or maybe it’s realizing that in order to get a new result in your life, you need to make a call, talk to someone, get support to change.
First steps are always the hardest…the boldest…and the bravest.
This is the first blog for enCOURAGEments…Notes on a Well-Written Life. Maybe like me, you’ve stared at the empty screen waiting for inspiration. Or your thumb hovered over “send” because it seemed just a little too scary to reach out to say “I’m sorry”, “I love you”, or “I'm afraid”. Or maybe school assignments, finances, work applications and exams feel like a boulder of worry on your chest, and you’re not sure where to start. Life as a parent, teen, or a young adult is fast-paced, often confusing, and a little bit overwhelming, especially when we forget ourselves and focus on what we must do that we’ve never had to do before. enCOURAGEments is about giving you a First Step so that you can live a well-written life that knows the courage of moving forward in a backward-step world. Here’s what I’m learning: First steps take exactly a split second of courage, and then a deep exhale. The EXACT words I need when I'm about to take first steps were said in the movie, "We Bought A Zoo”: “Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage…” (Not great film, but what a great moment!)First steps are always about COURAGE and never about not being afraid.
So here’s my First Step. Today I’m encouraging you to write that first phrase in the well-written life you want. Take a deep breath, look at what you want, and just take one FIRST STEP in the right direction. It won’t take more than 20 seconds, and it can change your life in a very big way.Nothing stops a First Step like perfectionism and fear.