“Scared is what you’re feeling.  Brave is what you’re doing”

I can’t remember when or where I came across this quote.  I know I made a note of it straight away because at the time it seemed important and I planned to write a blog about it in the not-too-distant future.

Then life got in the way and it’s been stored on my phone ever since.

I was hunting for something else (completely unrelated) earlier this morning and found it again, so thought I’d share it.

I know that many of you are going through situations at the moment that you are feeling scared about – relationship breakups, single parenthood, learning to eat again, launching new ideas out into the world, family stuff, health issues…

That’s ok.

Let me say that again: it’s ok to feel scared.

The important thing to remember is that ‘scared’ is just a feeling.  It’s not who you are.

‘Brave’ can also be a feeling.

And if you transform it from something that you’re feeling into something that you’re doing it can be a much more powerful thing.  Because doing something means you’re taking action, and taking action means you’re moving forwards through that situation that you were feeling scared about.

Think about it.