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I am an "accidental blogger". When I launched my writing career in March of 2014, one of the things that I decided to include was my journaling, which I have always found to be a comforting and therapeutic endeavor.  It was a big risk to open myself up in such a public forum, but it has taught me that, for the most part, we share far more experiences than we think. It's comforting to know I'm not alone!  (*the "Button Text" is the link to my first novel)
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Fearless

1/5/2016

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Necklace found @ www.etsy.com...maybe I'll get this for my birthday
My daughter called me before she caught her final flight to Rhode Island where her life would change forever. She caught me up on everything she'd been doing in Colorado the week prior, and I smiled as I listened to her excited voice describing her adventures. At the end she added, "Mom, my friend gave me a handmade necklace and engraved on it is the word 'fearless'". I began to cry. "That's what I named this year," I told her. We agreed that the Universe is a strange, magical place!

We are now five days into the new year and I finally got around to taking my first "fearless" step. To be perfectly honest, I AM afraid. I am the master of second guessing myself, especially when it comes to making BIG decisions. The problem is that I'm old enough now to understand how sometimes when things go wrong, they go horribly wrong and finding your way back to "right" can be an exhausting, painful trip. That's why I get afraid. That's why I want to take the right path, make that right choice. Unfortunately, most choices don't come with labels that say, "Very right", "Might Work Out", "NOT This One, for the Love of Pete"! Half the time it's exactly as my wonderful mother-in-law used to advise, "Make the best decision based on the information you have at the time and adjust accordingly." It's still risky, but even if you do step into a big ol' pile of W-R-O-N-G, you do so knowing you did your best. That's all anyone can ask of themselves. I'm also giving myself permission this year to take those giant leaps in spite of any fear I might have about them. Does that make me any less fearless just because I'm afraid? I don't know, but it's certainly easier to put that single word on a necklace than it is to put, "I'm scared as hell but let's do it anyway and see what happens."
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Michele Sparrow
1/5/2016 04:01:34 pm

I love it..

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Amy Marie
1/5/2016 04:29:45 pm

Thank you! 💋

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    I grew up in rural North Carolina. When I was only nineteen, I moved away and became a military wife. My only aspiration at that tender time in my life was to create an adult life that "fixed" all of the "injustices" of my childhood. Secretly, however, I wanted to reach for the sky! I wanted to be a writer and find ways to "save the world" (my mother used to say, "You have Save the World Syndrome".). Mostly, I wanted to matter.

    Since then, I have learned to reach well beyond what I ever dared to think was possible. I've learned not to allow fear to stop me from whatever future I want to create!

    What keeps me grounded? My Tribe! What provides the wind beneath my wings? A well of reserves filled with unstoppable passion!

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  • Blog: From the Front Porch
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