What does it mean to be a brave person? Does it mean you never get scared and destroy any obstacle? Does it mean you face what scares you directly and make it through? Being brave can be tough but if you ask most people, I bet you they will tell you they are brave. Saying you are brave and showing up for yourself and being brave are two different things. When you are brave this can increase your confidence, which should boost your mood. So, while being brave is scary, there are big rewards when you are brave. What about the world scares you? The fact I do not have control over everything and am not able to predict the outcome sometimes. This is good though because when I do not have control it feels like life is testing me. I have realized that I spend time worrying about something that has not happened yet. I should be spending time enjoying these moments because they are not bad. Usually what has ended up happening is something better has come along and made the thing I wished for look bad. I must learn to enjoy the surprises of life. Even if you are someone that hates surprises, its at some point you will have no choice but to deal with them. Whether it is good or it bad, it will not be able to stop us from continuing. It will only make us work harder to get to the reward or make us relax and enjoy our successes. I want my life to turn into paradise. Is that naïve to think life can be paradise? No but we all have the power to do make life our paradise. All you must do is know what you want and what you do not want. Go through it like a checklist, big screen tv want, people undermining me do not want. Start adding and subtracting from your life until you can only see the things you want. Experiences are one of the most valuable things in life. It is not so much about I got to go to Italy, but it is what did I do or what was it like when I was in Italy? I went to the baseball game yesterday does not work. When I was at the ballgame, I caught a foul ball, and the crowd roared. The experience of those moments is what matters to me in life. Try to make life a daily experience. People freak me out at times, but I still want to be around experiencing as much as I can. What do you want to experience next and why? Think of something positive that could provide value to your life. For example, I want to exercise more. Each time you even go to the gym or exercise will be a new experience where you can learn from and enjoy. Feeling relaxed as a person to me, would be something I want to experience. You would think you have control over feeling relaxed but as we all know things can come up each day.