(And psst, it's still Christmas! Really! )
I've always liked this graphic from Ann Voskamp, and it especially works this year, because my word for 2017 is Courage. (actually, it's two words: Be Courageous.)
You might be wondering why I chose that word. Well, because sometimes I'm a 'fraidy cat. I don't audition for a show because I think I won't be cast. I don't take that trip because I'm afraid to travel alone. I delay in sending a book proposal because I'm afraid it will be rejected.
And of course, all those things are true, if I don't go for it. But in being afraid that I won't be accepted, I don't try at all. And that's not a good thing.
This year, I want to be embrace courage and the Nike motto: Just Do It. Just be brave. Don't give into fear.
If an agent doesn't like my proposal, that's not the end of the world. There are tons of agents out there.
This leads into words I've used in the past, especially TRUST. I'm still working on this Trust thing. It's hard. But trusting helps me to be brave, because it's like working with a net under me. I know that someone is going to catch me when I step out in faith.
I hope 2017 is a year of Bravery.
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and love and self-control.
-- 2 Timothy 1:7
The Lord is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?
--Psalm 27:1
(Did you make new year's resolutions or set 2017 goals? I did, and my list is here.)