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Thank you for always inspiring me Ali. I recently lost my job so a big leap for me is asserting myself in job hunting...I am very introverted. I try to do it in little leaps every day. More enjoyable little leaps have been trying out new recipes for more tasteful dinners. A really fun leap would be to challenge myself with all the wonderful product in the scrapbook kit from the giveaway!

Thanks for sharing about courage with me today. I am trying to find the courage to survive our latest leap. My DH got a new job Dec. 15th, so with 10 days until Christmas we packed up and moved from TX to CA. We had to put our home on the market in the worst time and now I find myself living in less than half the size of my old house. My favorite part of our big leap... my courage to get through it left me with a beautiful view of the ocean any day of the week! I'm off to the beach :-)

My most recent act of courage I would say is standing behind my boss and other people at work that I belived in. In the end I did end up getting fired but it was the best thing I could have done for the people I belived in and trusted. I did move on and get a different job that is even better.

My big leap will be this summer when we move over 800 miles from our home here in Florida. We will be having to find a high school for our son, a new house, & deal with winters that I have never experienced. It is huge.

For me every day survival is sometimes an act of courage. I have 5 children 5 and under. A 5 year old, 4 year old twins, and 7 month old twins. I have truly been blessed! I absoutley love them all - but I feel courageous at the end of the day when they have all been cared for: fed, clothed, and loved.

My big leap happened almost two years ago...I look my profession of being a lawyer and now changing myself into a professional organizer....I love the journey that I am on!

My most recent leap is my pregnancy - it's been a big leap in a lot of ways as I've been on bed rest, may lose my job, there have been complications, etc. But I keep plugging forward :)

tiny leap, but leap non the less...i joined a woman's bible study...i was scared...and, now as i head out the door to this week's meeting, i am super excited, cause it is just what i needed in my life!
thank you!!!
chelle

My recent "leap" was to quit a job that I felt I had to based on how I was treated. My self-esteem required that I do so, depite the fact that we could have used the money. I am now living MUCH more frugally, and am happier for it.

In the past couple of weeks I have been doing volunteer work at a homeless shelter. This was something that was tugging at my heart for awhile. As soon as the shelter found out about my past they wanted me to share it with the people and give a testimony. I said yes, but I was terrified to speak in front of people. I was so nervous but I knew that this is what I had been called to do. SO a few people prayed with me before and as soon as I got up on stage all my fears were gone and I felt peace.

well my biggest leap for me is accepting myself, in a whole and accepting what i can't change. It has been really difficult but it has made me push forward and change the things I can.

For the past two weeks, every morning, I have had to have the courage to leave my teary-eyed six year old at school as she begs me to stay one more minute, for one more kiss, or "Please can I just come home with you this one day?" It takes every ounce of everything in me not to cry myself as I leave. Even though in my head I know that she's fine a short time later and to linger or take her home is a slippery slope, in the moment, it's hard to be logical!

In the midst of taken a big leap we had chosen- selling our old home and building a new one ourselves, we find ourselves taking an unexpected leap, and preparing to welcome a new baby later this year. So much change at once is a little scary, but exciting, too
Natasha

Thanks for the quote. My recent leap has been to opt out of some of my commitments. It has been really hard and even embarrassing to step down from some of my volunteer roles and other "optional" activities but I realized recently that I was spread too thin to really enjoy my life and my kids and husband. It is taking courage but I am trying to trust myself that I know what is right for our family right now and that I will be a better mom and wife and friend when I am less stressed. *My word for this year is Aware and this is part of being honest and aware about how I feel and how it affects my family* Best, Beth

For me I took that leap a several months ago when I deceided to turn my passion of photography into a business...I am growing my business everyday and enjoying every second.
peace
Kim

I am on the path to have LASIK surgery.. a big leap that I hope turns out well.

My current leap is to take my business to the next level and open my own shop so that I can expand.

A big leap for me letting go. Trusting in my husband more and trying to not be such a control freak and let him help me.
I know it may not sound like a big deal, but it has been a hard time for me.

I really needed to read that. Thank you.
My latest leap was going to the movies by myself. I don't usually do that and wanted someone to come with me but in the end I'm glad I did it by myself. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and felt completely relaxed when I got home. Exactly what I needed.

We took a big leap and decided to try to conceive after 8 years of being together. Crazy! But it's time. We're finally ready.