“Being brave didn’t mean you weren’t scared. Being brave meant you were scared, really scared, badly scared, and you did the right thing anyway.” 

― Neil Gaiman, Coraline

Thinking about ways to empower our daughters to be brave, confident, self-actualized women - I was struck by the ways that, as women, we often disempower ourselves. I think it is time we change this.

What if the first step was that simple? Today, decide to say something nice to yourself. Something small and true, but kind.  Say it over and over and over until you believe it. Tomorrow, do the same thing.  Each day, be on a quest to make the proportion of kind self-talk greater than the critical, harsh inner voice. Notice how much better you feel....

Being livid can revitalize, mobilize to action, help us understand what matters to us at our core.