Risk: Be Brave

Original watercolor by Kate Kroska

Musing... 
 “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from safe harbor.  Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."   - Mark Twain

Compare the difference in feeling you have about yourself, when you think of a time that you let your doubt and fear hold you back from something you really wanted to do versus a time when you made yourself just Go For It! There is such a feeling of mastery when you risk facing your fears head-on.

Kate’s Turn:
Thirteen years ago, literally, I threw off the bowlines, and my husband and I sailed to the Caribbean, making it our home. At the time, it felt so extreme, so “out of the box”; I had much fear and doubt about how it would all play out. In spite of the losses I felt in leaving my home, community, and career, and the fears I had about our security and all the unknowns, I HAD to experience the adventure, and so I let courage lead the way.

Now, looking back, I can name the blessings and gifts of that adventure in extraordinary experiences, friends, and personal growth unimagined. One specific outcome is the unfolding of my watercolor artistry. Another is the belief that I can do anything I have a desire to do when I apply myself.

Get Fired Up:
How do you foster being courageous in expressing your creativity?
What is the thing you know you MUST do?

“The winds of grace are always blowing; it is you that must raise your sails.”
- Rabindranath Tagore