Welcome, friend. Today we're exploring what courage really means in our everyday lives.

When we think of courage, we often imagine superheroes doing grand gestures and going to extreme measures. We witness people with seemingly inhuman abilities accomplish incredible things, and that can cause us to question our own humanness and disconnect from what courage truly is.

But here's what I want you to know. Sometimes the most courageous things we do as humans are when nobody else is watching. It's the early mornings we spend journaling. It's the workouts we consistently show up for. It's the hard conversation we have with a family member or team member. It's the ability to recognize that maybe we were wrong in a conversation, that we overreacted, and having the courage to acknowledge that we're human, we make mistakes, and that's okay.

Courage is not just some grand gesture. It's showing up even when you don't want to. It's doing that hard work, having that difficult conversation, taking care of the kids in the middle of the night, and facing everything we have to face on a day to day basis. It's recognizing those little moments of courage and allowing your authentic gifts to shine.

In this episode, I share a personal story about my childhood stuffed animal, Simba, and a little lion toy I've kept on my desk for years. It's interesting how the thing that brought me the most comfort as a child was a lion, a symbol of courage, and how that has played out in my life.

Today, I want you to pause and reflect on the moments where you have been the most courageous within your own hero's journey. When did you stand up to a bully? When did you deliver a hard conversation with love and grace? When did you keep a promise to yourself that you had been breaking? When did you choose love instead of anger? All of these are examples of choosing courage and allowing that to add comfort to your life.

You are the hero in your own journey, and you show courage in so many ways each and every day. You are a unique human being with so much light and capability. Your superpowers are unlike anyone else's, and those capabilities come out the most when you are demonstrating courage.

Journal about those moments where you have been the most courageous. Write the story as if from a third person perspective and get very clear on the feelings that happened within that situation. Recognize the courage you have been bringing into your everyday activities. How are you showing up for yourself, your family, your community in ways that bring you comfort, joy, excitement, and ease?

It took courage for you to listen today and identify all of these things. We often look through the lens of what we're lacking, what we're missing, compared to the courage we're bringing into our everyday lives. So today, let's celebrate that courage.

Listen to today's episode to discover the empowered word, then share it in our Living Life You Love podcast community on the Kollab app. That's the only place to connect with other listeners, connect with me directly, and enter this month's giveaway.

https://livingthelifeyoulove.app.clientclub.net/

Take a deep breath. Sit with today's reflection. And celebrate the ways you are being courageous today.