Day 1: Daring to Begin

Day 1: Daring to Begin (A 30 Day Journal Project)
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“All glory comes from daring to begin.”

― Ruskin Bond

Beginning this 30 Day Journal Project feels daring because…

Write down an achievement you feel proud of:

I'm sure a lot of people would disagree with me but I consider raising my three children as my proudest achievement. I didn't have brothers, but I raised two brothers to be awesome young men who love and respect each other. My daughter isn't grown yet, but she astounds me in her maturity at times. I know this achievement was done with at least 50% help from my husband (perhaps more at times) but I still feel proud of it.

In order to have (your proud achievement), I had to dare to begin…

I guess I had to learn to truly love another person. Loving oneself is easy, albeit a wee bit selfish, but learning to love another and to be able to raise children with them is harder than I realized growing up. I've also realized that I still have plenty of growing up to do myself...