Today is Tuesday, August 5, 2014. Nothing special about this date really. At least not that i can think of in this moment. It just is.

The world news sounds dismal and if i listen to it for too long i would probably end up feeling hopeless and depressed. So i’m not!

So how about i start this blog on this ordinary Tuesday? Really????? Yeah, just start writing! I notice that i have been delaying this first step. Messing around for days with technical challenges and the blog site, how it looks, and does it even work! This part i won’t really know until i finally write something and post it. Actually send it out there across the ethers of the web.

So here i am…. writing.

Taking this step which i have been wanting to take for two, close to three years!

It is about allowing myself to be vulnerable, to value who i am and celebrate my journey by sharing it with people who i know care about me.

It’s about self confidence and ….. how do i nurture this in myself?

It’s about courage, this word that comes from ‘cœur’ and resonates for me as strength and power in my heart. The willingness to step beyond what i know and am comfortable with. The willingness to risk. The willingness to connect with my inner beauty and creativity, to express this through writing and to allow myself to be vulnerable in sharing it with others.

Some years ago, when i experienced my life as falling apart i came across this quote:
“When you come to the edge of all the light you know,
and are about to step off into the darkness of the unknown,
FAITH is knowing one of two things will happen:
There will be something solid to stand on or you will be taught how to fly.”
– Barbara Winter

I remember vividly thinking that the way the words were put together did not resonate for me so i changed them to:
When you come to the edge of all the darkness you know,
and are about to step off into the light of the unknown,
FAITH is knowing one of two things will happen:
There will be something solid to stand on, and Amma will teach you to fly.

Writing this blog is part of my flying towards my light …..

I would enjoy knowing how you fly. What does this look like for you? How does it feel?

In my book this Tuesday went from the ordinary to the memorable!