Be Brave Enough to Be Yourself

Be brave.

[What do you mean by that? I get that message a lot.]

What I mean by that is simple and joyous.

Being brave is living true to yourself and only yourself.

Knowing yourself.

What you believe.

What you want.

What you feel.

What you dream.

And being true to just that.

Simple and effective. Be brave.

[How is it effective?]

It is effective because it brings to you a life that is full of joy! :) What is more joyous than creating a life that reflects the results of all of those things - your knowing, your beliefs, your wants, your feelings and your dreams?

You can see yourself through your life.

You witness yourself in your life.

[I feel that you are pulling me to be in nature very strongly - to settle into nature, to pause, be rooted in nature.]

Yes. How else do you get to know yourself and spend time with yourself if you don’t stop, pause, and root yourself?

[I took a long pause to integrate this and came back to close this session.]

It is a deep message and complete. Sit with it and the others. All of it is about knowing who you are within yourself and living from there.

Now get creating! That’s what you’re craving to do! 

[Thank you for this and for your energy, your time, and your message.]

You are always most welcome, Christine. 

Love, 

Bob

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I was very impacted, surprisingly so, by Robert Redford’s death. I wasn’t a huge follower of his, but his death hit me because it marked the ending of the beautiful, artistic, self-expressive life that he seemed to lead. One that was quiet, confident, full of creativity, and dedicated to putting those creations out into the world.

I had visited Sundance Resort in Utah many years ago while attending a conference, and I loved the quietude of a place that was created as a space for burgeoning creatives to come and practice their art while being mentored by Robert Redford. I loved the simplicity of the wooden buildings and spaces. The zen-like reverence for nature and simple quietude.

Still, it wasn’t until last September, when he passed, that I came back to those memories and that connection to Robert Redford I had made back then. This blog comes from my first time sitting down with him to write and have a conversation. I wanted to share it with all of you because it was a beautiful and joyous reminder that we are here to discover who we are, express that always, and create.

Above is a drawing of an aspen grove, like the ones covering the Rocky Mountains around Sundance.

Many blessings,

Christine