This is a place where we practice living into our days by slowing down, exploring sobriety, and tapping into our collective creativity and curiosity.
DARE TO BE ________________. Fill in the blank. Brave, bold, powerful, inspired. We all have dreams, goals, creative endeavors that light us up inside and hold the potential to break us out of our mold. Break us out of our shells and the boxes we put ourselves in.
DARE TO BE is a space where I want us to collectively dare to be curious. Curious about what drives us and propels our desires. I am a woman in mid-life who is learning to trust the creative surges that have resurrected inside me. I fiercely protect my sobriety which is what flipped the switch back on for me. Once I stepped away from alcohol, I stepped closer to my true self. And it is from this place that I write about all I dare to be and dare to see.
This is a space where we will practice living into our days. I’ll bring my lesson plans on daily living, and you’re invited to bring yours, too. Together we will:
Slow down
Roll around in creativity
Shine lights on the gifts sober living can offer
Build self-awareness
Connect with nature
Land in mindfulness
Lean into conscious parenting
Think: less reactivity, more connectivity. Appreciation for the simple things and finding peace in the mundane. A shift from task master to time taker. A quiet recharge in community so that we can expand what we are all capable of in the day before us.
This is my invitation to you to take a risk on genuine expansion. Whether you subscribe as free or paid, you will be part of something special. Let’s dare to be more together.
WHO AM I?
My “real job” is in law - I am a real estate attorney. Law hardly ever leaves room for creativity, and I crave creativity in this season of my life. I always longed to be a writer, yet I convinced myself that it wouldn’t fit into the equation of my life. What I found out once I dared to let the writer in me show up to the world is that I show up as a better wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend, lawyer. In daring to be me, I found my courage and my curiosity. And I discovered the power of the collective dare. The power of community.
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~Free subscribers will receive a weekly newsletter from me that will land in your inbox on Fridays. In it I share the wonders of the week that brought me reflection and connection.
~The second Friday of every month will include our FOUR TO FOLLOW feature spotlight of other writers on Substack that are daring me to feel. It’s a shout out to fellow creatives who moved me, shook me, made me nod my head or shed a tear that month. Because that’s what I want when I read. I want to be moved. I think you do, too.
~The last Friday of every month will feature our Feeling it Friday: an invitation to drop off your worry, any self-criticism, woes and wants. A call to glance inside with a little bit of witnessing from the rest of us. Consider it a collective brain and feelings dump so that we can step into the weekend feeling lighter.
~If you become a paid subscriber, you will receive all free content plus my heartfelt deep appreciation for supporting a writer who pours her heart into this creative endeavor. Upgrading to paid makes my personal dare to be a writer possible. There will be occasional offerings for paid subscribers to gather live by way of Zoom. We will meet together to weave our collective dares for inspiration and connection. I will offer a reading with a related topic to serve as a springboard for an hour of connection.
~You can support my work for $5.00/month or $50/for the year. Please know how touched I am by those who offer this kind of support. It makes my heart sing, truly.
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