Being Brave



My thoughts are all over the place today:


--The news of the shootings at the movie premiere in Denver.


--My insomnia. (Up at 2:38am today.)


--The Olympics in London.


--Our son's new job with The Color Run.


--Big Brother 14.


--Short hair or long hair? Blonde or brown?


--Our daughter's missing retainer.


--etc., etc., etc.



What does it all mean?


Well, I'm not sure exactly.


But here's what I'm thinking:


No matter who you are OR what you do, one of the most important qualities we as humans can develop (and hopefully inspire in our children) is bravery.


Because truthfully, life requires extreme bravery.


It just does.


Don't you agree? 


And, do you consider yourself to be brave? 


If so, tell me about it at dawn_meehan@byu.edu--I'd love to hear from you.


*****


PS: I'll be posting a recipe tomorrow in the Recipe of the Week section. Woo hoo! This one's inspired by some pizza I had in Hong Kong this summer. Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza Dough and awesome healthy toppings. YUM!















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