BOLD: (defined)
not hesitating or fearful in the face of actual or possible danger or rebuff; courageous and daring; not hesitating to break the rules of propriety; necessitating courage and daring; challenging; beyond the usual limits of conventional thought or action; imaginative
THE BOLD LIFE CHALLENGE:
I designed this challenge to push myself outside of my comfort zone. Adventure doesn’t have to be overseas, it can be in our own backyards.
I wanted to force myself to try new things, to learn to embrace my life, to take a situation where I was feeling lonely and force a new perspective. There is way too much fun, adventure, laughter and good people in the world for me to feel sad.
There is only one goal to this challenge: to live life BOLDLY. To live with courage, imagination, and to live outside conventional action. It is here life expands.
How, and Why, to Start a Local Ministry or Charity
“I want to be the sort of person that makes a difference. I want to be the sort of person that takes responsibility. I want to be the sort of person who takes actions. I want to be the sort of person who controls her outlook on life rather than have life control her outlook. After wanting to be, I decided to be. And I sent an email.”
Does Self-Care Mean Working Out More? (I tried it.
“I love my body. No more self-loathing or wishing I weren’t squishy. I am still squishy, but I love my squishiness now. My squishy is part of who I am and it doesn’t stop me from jumping, running, kicking, dancing, pressing and pushing. By working out daily, I spend more time focusing on what I can do instead of what I can’t. I love that I am young and healthy enough to move through the world.”
What I Learned When I Did 108 Sun Salutations
“No, our efforts in that sweaty box that day weren’t going to bring peace to the Middle East. But we weren’t spoiled, either. Beautiful things happened in that room. I was bringing peace to myself, and that matters. I was bringing peace to myself, and reconciling with God.”
Why is a Weekend Alone So Hard?
“But that’s not fair, nor is it the whole story.
My generation is parenting away from family and support. We are working multiple jobs many hours a day. Schools that have had their budgets cut require heavy parental involvement from parents that are wiped out. And school success matters because our children must go to college to get good jobs. Employers don’t expect us to stamp a time card, they expect us to respond to their email right away. People don’t understand why we don’t answer our cell phones when they call or answer their texts right away. Far-flung relatives expect us to post to Facebook so they can keep up with us because “isn’t technology wonderful?”
Sundays aren’t for porch sitting or pursuing hobbies, it is a day to do cook and prepare all the meals for the week and plow through laundry.
America runs fast. And young parents are just trying to keep up while we blindly forge a new path through this century. “
The Benefits of Journaling Every Day
“Maybe that’s where the learning begins and the art happens. But I couldn’t keep going. I found I needed to stop making this a demand of myself in order to save myself.”
Why Pink Hair?
“My entire life has followed the appropriate good-girl timeline: do well in high school, do well in college, get good job, career climb, meet good man, do a little travel, have two kids, get big house, raise kids. The end.
But then it isn’t the end. Because life still goes on, only now it’s without clear stepping stones.”