We all hear about how we must live authentically and how it will set us free. However, living authentically doesn’t always mean a life of comfort and bliss. Often it means just the opposite. Living authentically, in fact, takes courage and bravery-the courage to fail, the courage to be ridiculed and the courage to be okay when people do not like you or your actions. Today, it is time to develop the courage to be yourself, to listen to your intuition and the courage to venture into new areas with new people that just don't feel comfortable right now. And, courage is the ability to move forward boldly and authentically, guided by your intuition, despite fear, pain, or uncertainty. Today, do not shy away from people, places and things that make you feel uncomfortable or even frightened. Instead, move forward, feel your fear and walk right through it with courage. Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. You and your personal growth are just that something else. Today, be brave and have courage.

Just for today, I am courageous. I am whole. I stand in my power. It does not matter what other people say or do. What does matter is how I choose to react and what I choose to believe about myself. I choose to feel good about myself no matter what they say, do or think. I have the strength to overcome every obstacle. I am safe and everything is working out for my highest good. And so it is.