I admire my friends.
They impress me with the way they live their lives, challenge themselves, travel around the world, invest in people, grow through hardships, persevere in the darkness.
One thing I admire about them is that they are brave with their thoughts.
They open themselves to all kinds of ideas and stories and surround themselves with people from all kinds of lifestyles.
They subscribe to channels that tell them a different story.
They engage in discussions and allow themselves to be challenged by opposing views.
I must admit, I’m not always that brave.
There are conversations I rather avoid because they make me feel inadequate.
There are topics I don’t always want to discuss.
There are people I don’t listen to because they disagree with me and make me feel uncomfortable, uncertain of myself, unsafe about life.
And yet, I want to be brave.
In fact, I have to.
I want to break out of my own mind, my own circles, my own world.
I want to discuss, engage and invest, no matter if we agree or not. We might agree to disagree and yet remain friends.
I want to read and watch and listen to things that are beyond my own horizon.
I want to discover the great thoughts that are out there and surround myself with people who blow my mind.
That can be uncomfortable and challenging at times, but in the end it is the only way to a deeper knowledge, a greater wisdom, a richer life.
Writing for Five Minute Friday today.
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Katha, I love your heart to move beyond your own comfort zone and explore and learn and soak in. I agree. Putting ourselves in a position of disagreeing with others, of really hearing different viewpoints can be a little intimidating. I hope God gives you opportunities to broaden your horizons!
Thanks so much, Jeanne!
You WANT to be brave????
Uh, Katha? You are. And I admire you so much!
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Andrew, thank you. Your comments always mean the world to me. Thank you truly!
And thank you for still showing up every Friday (that’s the first thing I always check).
I agree Katha! It is really brave to speak out when you want to put your view point across. It takes courage and practice. Thank you for sharing. I’m #62 this week.
Exactly, that’s what I’m trying. Thanks for coming by.
I want to be braver too friend!
Be brave, Tara! Thanks for stopping by, as always.
Great post! I agree 😁. It’s a brave and beautiful thing to expose ourselves to things outside of our own circle.
Yes! Only if we’re brave enough to do it, we’ll discover its beauty.
Great post! I agree, it can be uncomfortable and challenging at times but we have to listen to people with different views and have conversation about our different opinions and perspectives. There is so much to be gained when we do!
Absolutely! Thanks, Lesley!