Bold And True

For the past four Mondays I have written a post about something bold and true in my life, something I might not ordinarily write about because it seemed too personal or like bragging or might appear controversial. It turns out that those posts were none of those things.

They were the bold truth about something in my life.

All day today I have considered what I could write about on this Monday, not because I couldn't come up with an idea but because I couldn't decide to focus on just one.

It was last Monday that I made the decision to post every day in February. I wasn't sure how that would work out.

It turns out that I have a lot to say and haven't once lacked for a topic.

So I'm not going to continue to designate one day a week to be bold and true, although I thank Anne at One Little Window for the idea in the first place. I am going to incorporate the bold and true things in my life into my regular posts, whenever the urge hits me.

Less and less I am walking on eggshells in my everyday life. I still get sweaty palms at the prospect of someone being less than thrilled with what I say or do, but I am going through with it anyway. So far it's all worked out okay.

I expect to make some mistakes and take some missteps, which I think is part and parcel of being bold and true. The thing I've realized is that being myself gets easier with practice, and the longer I do it the harder it is to not be who I really am.

And isn't that what this life is all about?