Being Bold

“Being bold, pulling back your shoulders, stepping out of safe predictability and speaking up for what matters. Does this describe you or how you yearn to be? Each time we choose BOLDness, being Brave Original Loving Direct, scary as those times can be, magic happens.”

So begins an article by Holly Elissa Bruno, Ruth Ann Ball, Alicia D. Smith, and Beverly Cain, called “BOLDness Be My Friend.” The article provides the foundation for a new Exchange Reflections resource. The authors include many ideas to provoke thoughtful discussion and heartfelt action. They write this about the risks, and ultimately the joys, of being true to ourselves and letting our authentic voices be heard:

“Because we speak for those without voices, our BOLDness can make a world of difference to babies, children, underrepresented folk, underappreciated educators, the power of play, the wisdom in kindness and to every soul who suffers because she experiences our world differently than the majority. When were you last BOLD, standing up for what you believe in? What difference did your courage make? How did you brave your way through the claws of resistance? In this moment if you listen closely, does your true self call you like a hound of heaven to step up again? What is that difference you know in your heart you can make regardless of resistance from within and without?”

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