I'm OK to go

You know how some weeks you think you're being told something? This is one of those weeks. I am being reminded to remain open, to be curious and to have courage.Now this is partly because I have stuck post it notes strategically around the house reminding me but I did this in response to getting the nudges and wanting to remember them even when I wasn't being ...reflective!And this has evolved into a mantra.  I'm channelling Ellie Arroway in Contact. Yup, folks. Hollywood. I had forgotten what a great movie it was but we watched it again this week when the I'm OK to go line became a bit of a catch phrase for various family members this week! Ellie's not just telling the folks in control that she's OK to go. She's reminding/ convincing/ reassuring herself.Courage is not fearlessness. Courage is being OK to go in the direction that seems best, even if you are afraid; even if you aren't sure of what lies ahead or what outcomes will be. Courage is going with openness and curiosity; dropping the story lines you attach to things and trying to see things simply as they are.  Courage takes practice.I'm OK to go.