What was the first really brave thing you ever did?
Saturday, July 28, 2007
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I was always "braver" than my sister even though she was 5 years older than I. I can remember using the telephone to call the library to ask them what time they closed because my sister was "too chicken" to call and ask them. I specifically remember my mom telling me I was brave and she was proud of me for not being afraid to make the call.
What a hard question. I have been mulling it over for days....
And, while I have done a lot of things that might appear to other people to be brave, I would define them using words such as: foolhardy, foolish, downright stupid, etc.
And then there are the things that in retrospect, seem brave, but the reality is that when I was doing them I had no idea of how much trouble I could actually get into by doing them, or how dangerous and foolhardy they actually were...
Brave is when you are scared but do it anyway - that's my definition.
And so... I would say that dog training school qualifies as possibly the first brave thing I ever did... and maybe even it's the only brave thing I've ever done.
I read a quote once, where Eleanor Roosevelt said something like: "Every day, do one thing that frightens you.."
Hmmm... I wonder what my life would look like if I did that every day for a year....
The first brave thing I ever did also happens to be my earliest memory. In preschool, my friend Lisa and I were playing in the caboose of the train on the playground, and we wanted to play up front in the engine section, but I was afraid to try to go up there because ALL the kids wanted to play up front and I'd been taught that you should wait in line and wait your turn, blah blah blah, which meant that I would NEVER get to play up front ALL school year long! She said "Why can't we go up there?" and she just grabbed my hand and together we ran up front and played and had the best time ever!! Now whenever I'm heading into an unfamiliar, uncomfortable situation, I ALWAYS have to take a friend with me. My friends are my safety blanket and I'm lost without them. Surrounding myself with people who love me makes me brave.
Melissa: you are so right! and smart! I tend to think that I have to do everything alone.... How wonderful and different my life could be if I was to surround myself with people who love me and make me brave!
Friends and companions - really really important!
I read somewhere once that if someone, somewhere didn't love you... that if there was no one in the world who loved you... that you would die. And I think it's true. I have been lucky in love. People love me. I have friends and companions. I don't always remember that they are there to back me up... I don't always remember that I'm not alone... and I hardly ever remember to ask for help when I need it... but I always know that there are people who love me.
And this makes me really sad for those people out there - maybe even down the street, or next door - who don't have that. And it makes me want to really open my heart to everyone.
My job gives me the perfect opportunity for that, and I'm definitely going to work at utilizing it to open my heart chakra even more.
Thank you Melissa.
You are awesome!
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