Courage to change

I've been thinking about changes a lot lately. I've had a lot of them in my life. I've made a lot of changes on purpose - some in adapting to environment (work, relational, geographical) and some because I hate feeling stuck anywhere. Some changes were required of me to survive. And somehow along the way I became not just a survivor but a warrior - forged out of trials. I'm not unique in this. It simply is.

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying'I will try again tomorrow'" - Mary Ann Radmacher

My courage may not always roar. Sometimes it's a low growl like a dog warning you to back away. This past week was a tough trial. I fought a battle in my head to keep learning, keep trying. Learning things is slower when you're older. Amd it's super hard to go back to being a beginner again; to be critiqued; to rise above the voice in your head telling you you're not good enough, you're too old, you're going to fail. And then that low growl starts. And I remember that I'm a warrior and it doesn't matter what they throw at me. In the words of Beth Dutton (Yellowstone), "I'm shooting for Titanium."

Thanks for reading. I'm off to Washington state next week. The adventure continues. I did promise some pictures of my sailboat tour in San Diego. Enjoy!