Sometimes to love is easy, but to accept love is hard. ~ Brent Weeks The idea seems simultaneously ridiculous and so, so close to home. I guess that’s the age-old dance (or sometimes complicated battle) between mind and heart. It shouldn’t be hard to be loved, right? Loving is an active thing. Being loved is at … More Brave Enough to Be Loved
Have you ever read a blog post that was almost entirely questions? No? Well, me neither, but here you go. New experiences all around. So many of these posts are drawn out of personal experiences on this road to becoming a slightly braver, more courageous me. When I originally jotted down this thought — what … More Brave Enough to Love
“Love is easy.”Simple, yes. But easy—how soft and kind the lieThat lets us hide the pain insideAnd choose an easier path—one that holdsThe kindest side of love aloft, and hidesThe broken, wounded, hurting sideThat speaks of joy, but not the sorrowsWe bear for those we chose to love. I scribbled on a scrap of paper … More Brave Enough to Hurt
The Road to Brave 