Live Brave- Week 1

Yay!! So So glad you are here!! I would first of all, love to introduce myself and share a little bit of why Live Brave- The Purpose, The Plan & The Passion.

Hi!! I’m Candi. Wife, Mom, Campus Pastor, Aspiring Blogger, Speaker & Small Biz Owner.

Every year I pray for a word or a phrase . As I prayed for my Word for 2105 –  here is what I got.

1. Pursuit – to first & foremost pursue my relationship with Jesus- that everything I need flows from Him & through Him.. As I first pursue Him – He will give me exactly what I need to pursue other aspects of my life.

2. Secondly was this –  Live Brave.

I felt a personal challenge to:

1. Stop making excuses!

2. Stop waiting for things to be perfect & start stepping out!

So, here we are! This is me taking a small step & Living Brave.

The Purpose

My hope & prayer is to provide a place for some Encouragement, Practical tools / real life challenges & Authentic Stories of real life women who are defining what it means for them to Live Brave.

The Plan

Each week you can expect at least one Live Brave post. You can follow me on Instagram @whitefivedesigns & we will be using the hashtag #livebrave15 – there will be occasional give-aways with some challenges along the way!  Sound fun? You can subscribe over on the right hand side of this post to ensure you receive the weekly posts!

The Passion

I believe there is greatness within each one of us. I do not want to allow fear to hold me back.

We get one life. I don’t want to look back & wonder “what if…?”  I want to set an example for my kids & those around me.

For me, I realize there are far too many things that I do not take steps towards because I am waiting for things to be “perfect” or look “perfect” first.  This does not work.

If we are waiting for perfection we may be waiting for a long long time! If we are waiting for perfection, chances are we will never make progress.

This is what I am learning.

Living Brave looks different for everyone.

Don’t compare & contrast!

Many times I have focused on my weaknesses & have compared them to another person’s strengths. If you want to make yourself feel like failure this is a sure bet for that!

Rather, let’s start discovering what our strengths are, own them & develop them! (more on this later)

Define what it is for you to Live Brave. Start small. It’s the small steps that turn into distance.

What is your Every day Brave? Living Brave is not just the “Go Skydiving” kind of brave, it is the small steps of bravery.

It may be making that phone call you have been putting off, asking someone for help, signing up for the class you’ve wanted to take, meeting your neighbor, pursuing a friendship, starting a business, sharing your faith, going to the gym … and the list goes on & on.

What is your Living Brave? Choose 1 thing & then go from there. Be Specific. Be Realistic.

Week #1 Challenge & Give Away

Introduce yourself in the comments here or on Instagram using #livebrave15 – Share at least one area that you desire to Live Brave in 2015.

At the end of this week I will pick one person at random to win a super adorable Live Brave T-shirt!!

Aren’t these girls and shirts adorable?? I will be sharing more about our Dream Gathering we just had! So fun!

Until next time.

Live Brave!

<3 Candi