Being Brave in 2013

So I set a lot of goals for this year.  And while I don't want to share all of them, I'll let you in on one of my favorites.  I want to be Brave this year.

Not brave like Robin Hood or Batman or Harry Potter. I want to be Brave like Allyson.

I want to ask the questions I've been too scared to think about.
  What do you want?
  What are you doing poorly?
  Are you spending your time the right way?

I want to talk to that person who I'm dying to be friends with, but I've been too shy.

I want to think bigger, go further, and smile more than I ever have before.

I want to wear the clothes I've always dreamed of and sing the songs that speak to me without fear.

Michael Kors

Monique Lhuillier

Valentino

I want to be vulnerable, and be OK with being vulnerable.

I want to help people, and not be afraid of what they will think of me.

I want to own my awkwardness and my quirks that I hide from everyone.

I want to take risks and trust God that things will be okay.

Today, I was Brave.  I met six new people today. SIX! I don't remember the last time I had enough confidence to walk up to 6 strangers and say, "I don't think I've met you yet, I'm Allyson."  And guess what?  Not one of them was mean.  Not one was rude.  Sure, it was a little bit awkward, but I met them and they met me.  I liked being brave today.

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