Set short-term goals for things you want to do that will make you - and your inner badass - feel a little more adventurous. You’ll unknowingly be reaffirming that life is about fun, adventure, and overall experience; so when the world feels like it’s crumbling on top of your shoulders, your inner badass will know what life is really for, and will know to cross an item off that list when you need to be reminded of it, too. Keep her on her toes, she’ll need to know how to handle the unforeseen.
3. Focus on Helping Others Your inner badass goes into hibernation after a storm. Rainbows form, birds chirp, and unicorns trollop across your fields. It’s not that she doesn’t want to be strong, it’s just that there’s nothing to be strong for, and like a muscle that needs to be kept strong, her drive to survive does too. Lucky for her, though your life may be temporarily covered in sprinkles, chances are that someone needs your inner badass to awaken theirs. You should always be willing to help those in need, especially when the coast is clear in your own life. But do you have any idea how empowering it is to be someone’s strength when they can’t find it elsewhere? Something beautiful happens when you’re busy being someone else’s support system: you are reminded that you are a capable beacon of stability and should you need that strength when your waters aren’t as calm, that reflection will be there waiting.
4. Do Scary Shit You know those moments you really want to do something and no one is around, but you don’t because for some reason you’re afraid? Maybe you want to compliment someone on their outfit, but that person is already surrounded by a ton of attention and you think stepping into the circle would be embarrassing. Or your crush gives you an “in” when he tells you his plans were cancelled for the evening - how cool would it be to just ask, “Want to go to dinner with me instead?” We miss most shots in life because we just don’t take them. We live inside our heads and only come out when we have to, because it’s safer that way. But what if I told you that if you went for it, most of the time, you’d always get what you wanted? What if I told you that this little exercise could get your inner badass ready to tackle anything you threw her way? Life gets harder as we grow. Problems are more problematic, life in general gets more complicated; and as the days go by, more and more factors are being tossed into the mix, turning what should be clear-cut decisions into complicated mathematical equations with no real solution in sight. It only makes sense that your defenses grow too. You need your strong little army to be ready for battle, no matter what that entails. You need your little badass.
Let Her Evolve With You when you feel your heart race, don’t be scared. embrace it. life is about adventure and courage and the sooner you realize you’re strong enough to tackle the world, the more fun life will immediately get. I promise.
So devote what you can to making her strong because the next time life throws an inevitable curveball your way, she’ll come out with guns blazing.■
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