Word of the Year

For a few years now I have been choosing a Word of the Year for myself. A word to inspire the year. A word to lean on if I need it. A word that brings me closer to the person I strive to be. This year the word I picked was COURAGE. Courage to truly go for my dreams. Courage to heal fully. Courage to say No to things that no longer fit. Courage to do the work. Courage to do the things that scare me. Courage. Now that we are in August, I can say with confidence that I have regularly thought about that word, courage, this entire year. I have been leaning on my courage and my strength in a way that I hadn't in years past. Am I braver now than I was before? Maybe. Maybe, we are always getting a little bit braver as we grow. Or, maybe it was my intention that helped me find my nerve. More than likely, it was a little of both. Courage is what I attribute a lot of my growth in this past year to. It was something my soul knew I needed, something that I knew I was ready to lean in to. It got me curious, what is the thing that you are needing to lean in to in your life? If you get quiet and listen, the answer is there.