Someone somewhere said something profound about there being a fine line between bravery and stupidity. I’d like to amend that just a bit: there’s a fine line between being brave (overcoming your fears) and playing it safe (not pushing yourself hard enough). Here’s my question: How can you tell the difference? I struggle with this … Continue reading Finding the Line Between Bravery & Fear
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If You Love It, Do It
In June 2013, I wrote a post about how I love to write, but for some reason, I just wasn't blogging. And I asked myself the question, what holds you back? I decided it was fear - fear of not writing anything good. After that post, I did a pretty good job of blogging every … Continue reading If You Love It, Do It
What holds you back?
It occurs to me that it has been more than a year since I posted on this blog. I could use all the usual excuses - I've been busy, I haven't been sure what to write about, I've been super busy, I've been focusing on other hobbies. Did I mention I've been busy? Yeah, all … Continue reading What holds you back?
A Doula and My Deepest Fear
On my way to work the other day, I struck up a friendly conversation with a co-worker who happened to be arriving at the same time as me. I should probably not be pointing out that we were both arriving late. Anyway, she told me that she would be attending a doula training over the … Continue reading A Doula and My Deepest Fear