It takes courage to stand your ground. Please don’t misunderstand what I am saying here. I am not saying that we should never be willing to change our minds. I am not saying we should not admit when we are wrong. What I am saying, emphatically, today, is that when you believe in something, stand... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to say “no.” In many ways, I love to say “yes.” I love to say “yes” when someone has an idea they want to try at work. I love to say “yes” to my kids. I get a lot of ideas, and I find it difficult to say no to any of... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to take up space. How often have you been told to quiet down or hold back a little? How many times are we given the message, either directly or indirectly, that we need to make ourselves smaller or quieter or less than we are? In a previous post we talked about having... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to choose to love again. Yesterday I chose a quote by Maya Angelou which reminded us that to love is brave because we must risk everything when we love. Today I chose another quote by Dr. Angelou because I love how it relates to yesterday’s quote. If you have the courage to... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to love. Let’s face it, we could all use a little more love in our lives. There is enough hardship and sadness and disappointment. But enough love? Nope. To truly love, though, is not just to wrap yourself in warm and fuzzy feelings. To love another takes courage. Because you risk everything.... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to trust. I want to start today by saying that I am completely overwhelmed and humbled by the support you have shown me over the past 24 hours. I have received lots of encouraging comments and texts and thumbs up and heat emojis and exactly zero negative or hurtful comments. It has... Continue Reading →

February 22, 2023 - An Update As I was going through some of my previous posts, I realized that I never updated this one. And it is too important not to update it. When I wrote this initial post in 2019, I had just been through one of the most horrible crises of my life.... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to show up. Are you living your life as a participant or a bystander? Many of us are standing back and watching our lives go by. Any of us who live on autopilot are doing just that. For much of my life, I lived without giving much thought to what I did.... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to remove the mask. We all wear masks. Sometimes our masks change depending on the circumstances. We may wear one mask at work and another when we are shopping at the mall in December. But we all need to take that mask off sometimes. Do you have a safe space where you... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to heal. Being alive means experiencing all sorts of things. We experience great joys - the start of a new relationship, the birth or adoption of a child, the anticipation of a new career or beginning a new adventure. And we also experience massive pain - a diagnosis we weren’t expecting, the... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to celebrate your successes. It feels weird to be putting this post out so late today. However, I was at work early today to set up our support team, and then had to make sure I got my son ready for the hospital for surgery later in the morning. For some, it... Continue Reading →

It takes courage to forgive yourself. At different times in our lives, we look back on something we did, something we said, something we missed that we believe could have been different. What do we do when we recognize these moments? I think it is a very human reaction to wonder how a doing something... Continue Reading →