Let me begin by stating that I fully acknowledge the somewhat cheesy nature of the title. But- when you take a picture surrounded by lions, sometimes you just have to go with it!
Virginia Woolf once said,
“The eyes of others our prisons; their thoughts our cages.”
This really resonates with me. In home videos I was that little girl who danced and sang in front of the camera with no care as to who was watching or what they thought. Then it seemed that with each passing year I became more entangled and weighed down by the thoughts and eyes of others. Please don’t misunderstand me, A healthy dose of perspective and caring for the feelings of others is good. But letting their feelings be the sail that guides your actions is not always a good thing.
Years of caring too much led to sitting on the sidelines, a heightened fear of failure, and missed opportunities. Maybe it was not trying out for a sport, not speaking up in a meeting, not running with a new business idea, or not choosing to take on a new adventure. Fast forward to year 28 for this girl and I’ve had enough. Enough with caring too much about the opinions of others, enough with allowing pride to keep me from trying-even if that means failing, and trying again. Enough.
This year I want to take a cue from the lion- or lioness if you will. This This year my goal is to let my faith lead me instead of my fear. With God’s opinion in the forefront and listening to the wisdom of those He’s placed in my life, I want to live boldly.
So Goal for 2017:
To love boldly, to work boldly, and to play boldly.
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