Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Month of firsts (part 2)

As I worked through my month of firsts, I realized something. Every day has a first of its own - whether or not we are aware of it. There are endless things we do for the first time without realizing it. And as I struggled through finding new things to do every day, I realized something else.
This month wasn't about firsts, but about gathering courage to tackle life's new adventures without abandon.
And when I realized that, everything made sense. Why are firsts so thrilling? Because you're proud of yourself for not being too afraid to do something.
So go do something new. Wrangle up some courage and just do it. You've got this.

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  • drove a motorbike
  • ran a real 5k
  • ate at Zoe's
  • made crockpot hot chocolate (and it was AMAZING)
  • played guitar in front of my class
  • got a mani/pedi
  • drove my dog in my car (dumb sounding, but it was quite the adventure)
  • made a cinnamon roll cake (which was AMAZING)
  • paid a speeding ticket :( 
  • got fingerprinted (for DHR)
  • photographed a proposal
  • WITNESSED a proposal 
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My favorite first was definitely getting a tattoo... I'm still super proud of that one. ;) 
Here's to finishing out the year with courage. 

<3jen