How to Have the Courage to Be Yourself

Focus on your inner strength to learn how to have the courage to be yourself.

Learn how to have the courage to be yourself. Photo by lifelensandlove photography.

Word of the Week: Courage

If there’s something you’re afraid to do, find your inner strength and follow through.

The year before I became a published author, "courage" was my word of the year. That was 2018.

Before that, I had courage, but not like this. Something from within wanted to share my dharma (life's path or soul's purpose) with the world in a new and bold way.

I repeated "courage" as a word in my mind during my daily japa (mantra) meditation. I wrote about it in my journal. I saw the word in my mind. I manifested courage so that I could take the steps I needed to that year to help me achieve my dream of becoming a published author.

As scary as it was to venture into the unknown, I had the courage to take the next step. I had the courage to try. I had the courage to be a beginner. And eventually I became a published author, and the following year, my second book was published.

What do you need the courage to do?

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