on bravery ...

while i am going thru some changes over here i've been thinking alot
about bravery ..
not the kind of bravery that ignores fear but a bravery that chooses to be brave  in the face of it's fears..
   here are some things to inspire us to bravely walk into the life God made us for...
 

{Brave Words}

"Be brave enough to live life creatively. The creative place where no one else has ever been."
- Alan Alda

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"Be courageous. I have seen many depressions in business. Always America has emerged from these stronger and more prosperous. Be brave as your fathers before you. Have faith! Go forward! "
-Thomas A. Edison

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"He who is brave is Free"
-seneca

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“I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection”
-Thomas Paine

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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined.
-Henry David Thoreau

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It takes courage to grow up and turn out to be who you really are.
-E.E. Cummings

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feeling brave yet? here are more brave things i love...

love this mixed media piece by Mae Chevrette. Go check out her Etsy Shop!

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 This print in JooJoo's Etsy Shop! don't you just love it!! and check out her blog too...

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the lovely art of Kelly Rae Robers..

1. brave girl, 2. brave girl, 3. be brave, 4. Untitled

Check out Kelly's website..

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brave & beautiful

1. Fearless, 2. be brave, 3. “To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt.”, 4. you spin me, 5. OMG this wasnt a good idea, 6. Toothless Bella, 7. Last Moment, 8. Y, 9. Flying Una!

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And then there is ... Me

a girl who is diving into her creative dreams, who faces her anxiety daily,who aims to love boldly, who fails often but gets up again each time...
  a girl who with God can DO ANYTHING!!! so even though i am shaky and not sure what is next... i will walk forward held in arms of love... I'm building my bravery bit by bit...

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"I can do all things through Christ, Who strengthens me"!!!
- Phil 4:13