"Love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, there's really nothing to lose. There's no wrong you can't make right again, so be kinder to yourself, you know, have fun, take chances. There are no bounds". Jewel

Word!

And whether or not you believe you're doing this very thing, you are! Funny, but we do a lot of things without really knowing we're actually DOING them. Maybe we risk rejection putting our heart out there, but we do anyway, or we get fed up with a job, a boyfriend or girlfriend, a friend, a roommate or the town or community where we live...the list goes on - frustration and anger are our guide!

Guess what? In doing so, you just chose to love bravely, live bravely, be courageous, took a chance and will more than likely have a lot more fun!

Years ago, when I was still living at home and going to community college, the girlfriend of a friend, someone I'd known a number of years, told me she admired me, because I always did what I wanted to do. I was stunned. I certainly didn't see it that way. What I saw in me, was a young man slipping and sliding his way toward a different life. Didn't feel as though I fit in so I was reaching out grabbing, chasing whatever seemed to make "sense" at the time. To have someone admire me and look up to me for all this craziness, she must certainly be mistaken.

Even to this day, I hear from someone how I have inspired them or made some type of difference in their life in how I've chosen to live mine, and I still find it surprising. Sometimes wish I had maybe been a bit more calculating but all I've done is tried to do is use brain to follow my heart.