Courage To Fly

hosted by Stephey Baker

Stephanie asked the question  

"Have you ever taken a risk on yourself? 

Pushed off the branch and flew 

into uncharted territory with nothing 
but inspiration fueling you?" 

Uh HELL YES!!

Where do I start? 

The list is long, so I will chose some of my favorites. 

The ones that altered my life.

The very ones I took a chance on myself, all alone, 

completely on a leap of faith…

entirely and wholeheartedly believing in myself. 

Free-falling. 

Sometimes impulsively with wild abandon. 

I honestly believe that we are responsible 
for creating the strength of our own wings to FLY

Oh yes, of course I had support from friends 

and family, but they will tell you 

that I am pretty hard headed and do it my own way anyway. 

I am not afraid to try something new in uncharted waters. 

I am not afraid to fail. 

And when things do not go as I planned, well, 

then it has always been another opportunity for growth. 

One more feather in my wings to fly higher, 
stronger and further. 

You see, all my life, I have tried to squish in as much as I possibly can. I want to make the very most out of the brief visit we have here in this place we call Earth. 

So what if things change? HELL YES!! 

Time to refine. Pull up those bootstraps. 

Dust off those wings, open them up real wide 

and flap just a bit harder. 

Come on…fly with me for a while…

I joined the Team in Training for Leukemia and walked a Marathon. It took me 8 hours and 13 minutes and I raised $8000. HELL YES!!


I auditioned for a part in the stage performance Vagina Monologues and landed a huge part…never had acting lessons in my life. HELL YES!!


I divorced, bought a home on a tiny Caribbean island in Mexico, remodeled my home and began to mend my broken heart. HELL YES!!

I decided to be brave during my sons two deployments to Iraq, and be the strong mother to support him and conquer my own fear of letting him go. HELL YES!! (he is now home safe and sound) and I am still brave. HELL YES!!

I sold my tropical paradise, returned to my birth state of Texas and bought a Bed & Breakfast. HELL YES!!


I once again opened my healing heart. This took a minute, as I wanted to be sure not to crack wide open all over again.  The moment I allowed the love to enter, accept and experience was the moment love began to flourish and I was flying again higher than ever before! HELL YES!!

I just started a new food service business operated from an Airstream Trailer converted into a commercial kitchen. HELL YES!!

 And now I can officially say this 
out loud and proud...
I AM A PHOTOGRAPHER!
Another self supporting business in which I continue 
to explore my passion for photography

Deb Did It Photography

I AM NOT REALLY CONCERNED 
ABOUT WHAT TOMORROW MAY BRING. 
Because right now is all we have. 
This very moment. 
Please join me in making it count.

quote by Terri St Cloud

To be whole, let yourself break.
To be straight, let yourself bend.
To be full, let yourself be empty.
To be new, let yourself wear out.
To have everything, 

give everything up

~Tao Te Ching~