*What are you willing to be a FOOL for?!*

I remember when I took the leap into entrepreneurship.
I felt like I was putting everything on the line.

My heart. My finances. My purpose.

I didn’t know what I was doing (still don’t. hee hee),
but deep inside I understood that NOT taking the risk
was a bigger risk.

I felt so vulnerable about staking my claim. “I am a coach.
This is what I can do for you. These are my gifts to the
world, and they have value. I am passionate. These are my
beliefs and this is my expertise.”

(Launching my first website kept me up at night because
I felt like people could “see” me.)

Picture by Lindsay A. Miller. #WealthyGoddessLive 2015.

Purpose is a paradox. On the one hand, I feel designed
for what I do. It’s natural, and I couldn’t get through
this life satisfied if I didn’t honor it. On the other hand,
it feels so exposing and tender. I question if I’m doing it
“right”. But if it’s natural and part of my design, why do
I question it?

I’ve come to believe that purpose is like handing our heart
to the world. It’s the here-I-am-as-I-am authentic offer.
The vulnerability I feel = Will my gift be accepted? Will
it offer value? Will I be rejected?

Ultimately I knew I had to “get over myself“. Upon my return
from one of my gut-wrenching, global-awakening and heart-opening
experiences in Nigeria, Africa…

… I pledged to BE A FOOL if necessary to help create change.

I may make mistakes.
I may fall flat on my face.
I may fail.
I may be made a fool.

But it’s worth it to me.

Make me a fool for the cause of change.
Make me a fool for healing.
Make me a fool for our return to wholeness.
Make me a fool for the love of life and all our relations.

With all that I am,

Kendra E Thornbury, MA