Tabitha Brown on Day 6 tells readers to: Wear Something That Makes You Feel Good.

In further encouragement to buy the book I’ll quote the author:

“And let me say this: if you are scared to do something as simple as wear what you want without caring what other people are going to say or think, then I’m going to encourage you to spend more time with yourself. You don’t know who you are. You are afraid of you.

That’s the real truth. You might be saying that you are afraid of what other people might think, but really you are afraid of you. The power of you.”

How true it is that we (especially women!) fear letting our light shine. We’re often told and conditioned NOT to shine our light. As if there is something wrong with us for promoting ourselves.

As the caboose of my fifties started rolling in my life my train of thought ran towards an exit track. No longer could I care what other people think of me.

Like Tabitha Brown has figured out the fear of doing something like wear a hot pink pantsuit is rooted in being scared to express ourselves. The term I’ve coined is “self-power.” As the train rolled into the station of 59 I started to think about how every one of us has the self-power to achieve our goals.

Even in the face of experiencing a trial (or two or three!) I make the case that in ways that might be small if not big we can change our lives for the better.

I’ve learned firsthand what it was like to be afraid of the Power of You. Tempted to believe that by not making waves other people would like me and accept me.

Only how is it possible to like ourselves if we cower in the face of the cowards who expect us to know our place and not get out of line. Has repressing our identity or personality ever gotten us anywhere or where we wanted to be.

Why is it we’re afraid to get what we want and be who we are and take a stand for what we believe in.

Fifty-nine is rightly the caboose to that train of thought.

Coming up on this birthday all sorts of insight hit me about how to grab life by the horns and enjoy the wild ride.

Fifty-nine is the time to KO the fear once and for all.

More exciting epiphanies coming up. The train to freedom is now boarding.