Dare to Be Embarrassed

#35 Days of Dares #27  Dare to Be Embarrassed A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free. Nikos Kazantzakis When the fear of being embarrassed holds you back from trying new…

Dare to Go Outside

#35 Days of Dares #26Dare to Go Outside To live an adventurous, creative life, we need to get outside literally and figuratively. Creativity thrives when we break out of our same old routine. Even the smallest changes can help get us out of a rut…

Dare to be Humble

Being humble doesn’t mean we put ourselves down. I think it means that we have a healthy sense of our abilities and the grace to allow others to shine as well. Being humble makes us real. Humility is not thinking…

Dare to Fail Miserably

#35 Days of Dares #24 Dare to Fail Miserably Sometimes we fail. We fail miserably. When that happens the easiest thing to do is retreat and to promise ourselves that we will never, ever allow ourselves to feel that sense…

Dare to Travel With Others

#35 Days of Dares #23 Dare to Travel With Others We all need people we can count on, learn from and walk beside. When we’ve been hurt or disappointed with others, it’s difficult at times to trust again. I’m fortunate…

Dare to Be Grateful

#35 Days of Dares #22 Dare to Be Grateful     If you, like me, exercise regularly, the benefits to your health and well-being are enormous. Various studies have shown that gratitude is also important to exercise and has many…

Dare to Hope

#35 Days of Dares #21 Dare to Hope   Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. Albert Einstein   It is important  to live in the present. Today is all we have and there are no guarantees for tomorrow. This…

Dare To Be Real

#35 Days of Dares #20 Dare to Be Real Sometimes I feel like I don’t fit. I feel uncomfortable in my own skin. Why can’t I be like that writer? Why can’t I look like her? I wish I could think…

Dare to Be Brave

#35 Days of Dares #18  Dare to Be Brave Being brave is not about never feeling scared. I don’t know how many times my body has frozen rigid in fear and yet stepped out to do something brave. I like…