Start small

I have a habit of procrastinating… and the way in which I do this is that I get a grand idea in my head and it becomes just that GRAND. So grand that I overwhelm myself at the size of it instead of biting off smaller, more manageable pieces that lead to the bigger idea. So this is my first blog post, I don’t know where this will go exactly but I know I have things I need to say.

Let’s start with the title of this endeavour “Brave Chicken”, so often in life we come to a crossroads where fear and courage battle it out to see who is the inevitable victor. This could be a big moment in life like applying to university or getting married or it could be one of the hundreds of tiny, seemingly insignificant moments that come and go, like deciding to speak to the server who gave you the wrong drink order, speaking up in class, or even jumping into a body of water (this one I know personally). This title founds it way to me several years ago when my husband and I were hiking and we came across a beautiful lake, there were only a handful of people within sight and I wanted so desperately to jump into the water. In order to do so I would have to strip down to my underwear and leap into the water not knowing if it was cold, if anyone would see me or a million other “don’t do it” thoughts that seems to hold my feet to the ground like concrete. It took me 20 minutes of standing on the ledge looking at the water, turning around, going back again before finally I lept.

Ready. Set. … GO!

The moment I decided to risk it all and go for it … I think it still took me a good 10 minutes from this point to make a splash

This is BRAVE CHICKEN,being brave enough to do the thing even though I am chicken and scared for a thousand logical/illogical reasons. I so desperately want to be the person who just goes for it, speaks in front of people without any preparation, goes to an event and talks to people without any anxiety or self-doubt in the back of my mind - but we are all so similar, we have the very same thoughts going through our minds telling us not to do something… but sometimes we just have to leap. And man does it feel good to be on the other side of the leap.

I have had quite a few moments in my life where the chicken wins.. and that is ok because I remember them and I learn from those opportunities as I go forward in life, we can’t go back we can only take what we learn with us and hopefully grow in the process.

There. My first post - today Brave won, it has taken awhile but here we are.

K