Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas

by Alexi Pappas

Growing up, I chased specific labels: strong, fierce, fast, funny, pretty. But all of those labels were outward facing—they described an energy you project into the world. Being a Bravey is different. It’s inward facing, a choice you make about your relationship with yourself. We all have dreams that we’re chasing, however big or small, and we can all decide to be brave enough to give ourselves a chance.

Imagining things into existence is a superpower.

But if talent gave me a powerful engine, then hard work is my fuel. An engine is useless without the fuel.

Life is not about reducing our pain to nothing, it is about embracing pain and challenge as an invitation to rise and grow.

i want to be brave like the first time & wise like the last time all at once

To be committed is to be dead set on achieving your goal no matter how much tedious work it takes. If you aren’t committed, then you’re only interested.