daring greatly read-along # 6 (and giveaway)

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First, I want to thank the men and women who serve our country. I'm grateful for your courage. To your children and your parents and your partners - I recognize your sacrifice and my family keeps you in our prayers. Thank you.

On pages 152-157 of Daring Greatly, I share what veterans have taught me about courage and vulnerability. Their lessons helped me realize how much I can do and why my politics and my beliefs about war shouldn't stop me from reaching out with compassion and connection. 

I also talk about the critically important work being done by Team Red, White and Blue (TRWB) to help vets build and reestablish connection in their communities.

If we truly want a more compassionate world, we must dare greatly and take actions that communicate to veterans or military families that they are not alone. Actions that communicate, "Your struggle is my struggle. Your trauma is my trauma. Your healing is my healing." 

Below is the audio for Chapter 5. I had so much fun reading your comments from the giveaway last week that I think we should do it again! This time I'm giving away three Daring Greatly t-shirts! Just leave a comment telling us one thing from your "joy list." I'll pick three winners at the end of the week. I always post winners at the bottom of the giveaway.

The e-mail address to send questions for the chapters 6&7 is daringgreatlyquestions(at)gmail(dot)com. 

Here is the iTunes link if you want to subscribe to the podcast. It normally takes a couple of hours for the podcast to upload to iTunes so it might be this evening. If you're reading via email, click here to listen to the podcast. 

I'll leave with this great postcard created by Allison de Ford at Felt Design Group. Calm is really helpful when you're walking into the arena. Not always possible, but helpful. 

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