There are some things that I am not very good at and one of them is secrets. This week I am “vaulting” several secrets and my head is about to burst. Mind you, I do not feel that way about secrets that someone shares with me. No, it is mostly my own secrets or secret situation that I am a part of that I have a difficult time keeping, well you know, secret.
Every year a choose a word to guide me. This year, my word is BRAVE. I wasn’t sure what would be involved with living my year bravely and then I had a few medical issues that required a certain braveness to put myself in a situation that would allow me to figure it out. Since we have a couple of concrete diagnoses at this point, I continue to be called upon to be brave as we try to put all of the puzzle pieces together.
Brave is the word that I use to describe what I face when I try to make significant changes to my lifestyle. It is easy to do what I have always done. Now I find that my health and well-being depend on my decisions in a way that they never have before and I need to continue to be brave in the choices I make.
I didn’t realize until this week why my word for 2015 really needed to be BRAVE. This is the secret part. I can’t share why being Brave is so necessary to my life right now but I assure you, it’s big. So, without sharing my secrets, I am asking for support, good thoughts and prayers. In the end, what will be will be and I will be better for taking the journey. Right now, I’m doing my best to be brave; My Word, My Story, My Year.
