Have you been wanting to do something a little wild and out-of-your-comfort-zone but were afraid to take the first step?

When it comes to dreams, don't let them become a broken record of something you'll do "someday."

In this episode, Blissful shares three reasons why we fail to act and keep our dreams to ourselves –

1. rules
2. fear
3. shame

Take your dreams for a spin, even if you fail spectacularly. Your future self will thank you because, afterall, we tend not to regret the things we did do but the things we didn't do.

Blissful will give her first TEDx talk this October in Manchester, New Hampshire! The subject is "Stepping into the Unknown." Get tickets here.

MUSIC: Introduccion y Allegro by Carlos Guastavino as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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Blissful feels plenty of fear and anxiety before a thru-hike, but she manages her fears by asking, “If the worst happens, then what?”

The answers to those questions helps us think more rationally rather than being paralyzed by anxiety, and thus live a more zesty and adventurous life.

1. All of us feel fear at least some of the time that can hold us back from action.
2. The trick is not to tame fear but to hear it out and hen get on with things anyway.
3. We do this by asking far questions: "what if?" followed by "then what?"
4. It helps us be less emotional and more rational.

MUSIC: Introduccion y Allegro by Carlos Guastavino as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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Blissful is given the "all clear" by her surgeon and gets ready to step into the rest of her life.

1. Surgery for breast cancer has completely changed Blissful's body, but has given her a new power of bravery and knowing herself better.
2. One friend calls her a "sur-thriver" facing down the situation directly, and trying to do what St. Paul said, to "rejoice always and not worry about anything."
3. Time is running out but wouldn't it be cool to live fully, audaciously, without fear – and with joy – even in an uncertain world?
4. Next week, Blissful heads back to trail in Arizona to finish a portion she had to skip when walking two years ago.

MUSIC: Introduccion y Allegro by Carlos Guastavino as played by Alison Young, flute and Vicki Seldon, piano.

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