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Today’s Birthday Giveaway:
3 Soul Restoration 1 Supply Kits
WINNERS:
comment #168 – Leslie AM
comment #111 – Karrie Z Myton
comment #34 - Terri
3 Soul Restoration 2 Supply Kits
WINNERS:
comment #180 – Jane T.
comment #13 – Emelie Little
comment#65 – Annika Seibert
These kits include all kinds of goodies that will help you artistically (or not) 
journal your way through our Soul Restoration Online Classes!
(FYI – both classes are open for registration now!)
To enter this giveaway, answer the question in the comments:
what does it mean to be brave?
6 winners will be chosen randomly and announced as an update to this blog post before midnight mst TODAY!!
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If you are brave, you feel the fear and do it anyway . . . you pick yourself up and dust yourself off, no matter how many times you have fallen, no matter how many failures or disappointments, no matter how many times life has beaten you down.
Being brave to me is overcoming my fears to be open to the good things that God has planned. Some days it is hard to get through the day, the worries, pressures and struggles. But it is waking up each morning open to all the blessings, great or small, that there is.
Being Brave..means…Finding the truths, and the courage to finally stand up for what is right. Even when the world is closing in on you, knowing what is right is still better than following the crowd. Even if you are alone in the Truth. And alone in the crowd. Being Brave, is waking up in the morning, when all you wanted to do the night before was die. Being Brave is putting these thoughts down on this site. And being afraid, and doing it anyway.
Being brave is so huge and covers so many things. To me, it is brave to learn to be yourself and live authentically no matter what type of opposition you might face for it.
To me, getting up every day for 18 years to wake a mentally ill child and face the day, and the night and all the years that follow even his 18th birthday is the bravest thing I think I’ve personally ever done. Not thinking I could lift my foot to move forward, to attend one more meeting at his school, to go to one more doctor appointment, to deal with one more violent temper outburst, to speak to him when I knew I needed to, knowing it would incite a riot…but then doing it anyway…day in and day out until I questioned my own sanity. That was brave and I know it.
Doing the right think is brave. Speaking up and out is brave. And in the last year and a half, speaking my truth on my blog…that’s been brave. And all of it, every scrap of courage that has ever been required of me, grew me into a completely new species. I’m the better for it.
If you are brave, you face each day with your head up and an eager heart, despite what might be waiting for you. There is always a silver lining behind every dark cloud, there is always a lesson to be learned from every scary change awaiting you. Life is an adventure so don’t be afraid of it!
12 years ago I had a WONDERFUL life! My children were grown and my best friends, my husband and I had a beautiful marriage, I had finished my Masters and had work I loved and was paid well for, LIFE WAS GOOD. Then came the night, the blackest night of my life. My darling precious deeply loved daughter, Andrea Vaughn, was killed by a drunk driver. I thought I would go insane (I did for a long while) and I begged to die too (for a very very long time) About 4 years into this, after a conversation with one of my daughters who said “mom I am worried about losing you too”, I KNEW I had to make a very difficult decision. I had to choose to live again. Living again has been the hardest BRAVEST thing I have ever done. I have come so far in these past years and still have far to go, but TODAY I am BRAVE and have more Joy Peace Hope Life in my life than I ever imagined I would again and the future looks so very BRIGHT.
I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Thankful! to have Brave Girls Club and SR2 in my life today! I cannot wait to see where my future will lead and my angels, and one very special ANGEL ANDREA, are with me every step of the way. YES AND THANK YOU!
To be brave is stepping out of your comfort zone. One of my favorite quotes about this is: “Come to the edge, he said. They said: We are afraid. Come to the edge he said. They came. He pushed them. And they flew….”
Guillaume Apollinaire
Webster defines Brave (as an adjective and verb) as
: having or showing courage
I love that they used the example of a Brave Smile! Have you ever seen any one that is wearing a brave smile while they work through something!? It is amazing…you know that every ounce of their soul is just screaming and they are scared to death but they are doing it any way and wearing that BRAVE SMILE like a banner, like a sign that says I AM BRAVE, I AM DOING IT ANYWAY. They are not hiding, they are not making excuses. It is ok to be scared while doing something brave, we are human and that is part of our journey….but when you are being Brave, doing something that scares you, WEAR YOUR BRAVE SMILE as your sign to tell the world that you are doing it anyway….
xoxo,
Ashley Mitchell
Being brave means being who you really are without fear of what others will think. Be a mom, be a wife, be a star employee, be an artist, be a singer, be a yogini, be an activist! Be who you are. Live authentically. Stay in the moment. Enjoy your life. Savor each moment–the hard and the soft. And do all of it the way that works best for you!
Forget about what other people might be thinking about you! Besides, as my dad always says, it’s none of your business what anyone else thinks of you, anyway!
Being brave to me means that you look past your “stuff” to really listen to someone else and BELIEVE that somehow the universe will find a way to support your needs too. By ministering to the hearts of others you forget about the noise in your head. You listen and acknowledge someone else and the struggles, passion, and joy that they share with you and your heart becomes more full. More brave to face your own “stuff”. That’s my perception of brave in my life. Trust and be generous and you will become brave.
To be Brave means that you face the things, people, situations that frighten others and yourself.. You go into them knowing you have to… for others, for yourself.. It means you face the unsurmountable, you walk into the dark, or you are willing to venture into the unknown. Always knowing that you cant stop, you cant give up and you have to keep moving.. Even if it means one day at a time, one step at a time or one breath at a time..
Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is surrender to that which you have no idea what the outcome can be… You dont know if you are going to make it.. You could lose a part of yourself.. your whole self even… but you still move forward, because sitting, waiting and hiding are not options. The things, people or situations are not going to go away. So you take a deep breath, you give a small goodbye to the life, person world you have known until now… and you steadfastly, with determination face, charge, attack that which you fear..
Because you Are BRAVE!!! Even if you come out with scars they are your battle wounds, and they reflect your bravery… And if you do come out changed,, its with a peace and a glint in your eye because you faced what you were afraid of and SURVIVED!!! Thats being brave..
Being brave is doing something you need to do even when it scares you.
Being brave is being yourself with no explanations and no apologies.
BEING BRAVE:
Remebering who I AM. Believing in myself…especially when those around me may not. Believing that everything happens for a reason and I WILL pull through as long as I remember who I AM! Being TRUE to myself…ALWAYS!
Being Brave isn’t as hard as I once thought…thanks to BRAVE GIRLS CLUB!
{HUGS}
BEING BRAVE for me means:
I keep going. I keep feeling, learning, forgiving and changing. I celebrate life every chance I get with a heart full of gratitude. I make peace with my sorrow knowing it has made me a deeper, more compassionate and appreciative person. I don’t stay stuck, I don’t blame others. I use my God given talents. I live and I love and I let go.
God Bless the Brave Girls Club and all the brave girls everywhere!!!
Being brave is not always easy. Being brave takes faith and gumption and love for yourself and others. Being brave means standing strong even when you know you stand alone. Being brave is being able to speak your truth even when no one appears to be listening. Being brave is knowing when to surrender to a higher power (and knowing that that is okay) and having faith that your prayers will be heard and answered. Being brave is embracing the real you, who you are at your deepest soul level and loving every single bit of yourself… unconditionally. That’s what being brave means to me
Being Brave is when your Father dying with cancer asks “Am I going to die”. It catches you off guard..you take a deep breathe and say “Dad we are all going to die someday”. So don’t think about the future…all we can do is live each day to our best. That seemed to calm my Dad. He held my hand and we just sat in silence! The hardest day of my life! Not one day goes by that I don’t think of my wonderful father…and even more so a wonderful man!
I am so thrilled that the random selector selected me. Do I need to do anything more to receive the kit? I’ve been eagerly checking my email…
YAY Karrie!!! Will you email me your mailing address?? kallie@bravegirlsclub.com
Brave is having the courage to face life’s disappointments with grace by standing tall and continuing to be a blessing to others through a listening ear, encouragement, and service.
Way to go girls. Thanks so much for the give sways. Happy Birthday Brave Girls
Being brave means getting up every morning, even if you don’t want to. It means putting on a happy face and living your life, even when you are sad inside and tired and lonely. It’s being brave for the daughter who you brought into this world, who you would give anything for, even your life for. Being brave means, trying to love yourself a little more each day, even though it is hard sometimes, because being a mom and a dad is difficult and wears you down. Being brave means you are never alone and there is always someone who has it worse off than you.