On Becoming Fearless

Two of my nieces spent the night with us yesterday – fitting in some time with their baby cousin before they head back to school. They showed up wearing a couple of wigs they scored at our neighbor’s garage sale, and the laughs just kept coming all day long. Our son absolutely loved all of their attention too.

Later in the day, we all went for a walk chatting about almost every teen girl’s favorite topic – boys. I immediately thought of a book I recently read called On Becoming Fearless by the brilliant Arianna Huffington (she ran against Arnie for governor). It’s  about the fact that women have so much potential, yet hold ourselves back. What does that have to do with boys?

If my wonderful nieces are to become the sensational women they are meant to be, they have to become fearless in everything, including relationships. Instead of drifting down that usual route of falling for guys who need to “be fixed”, I’d love to see these young women share their lives and hearts solely with people who brings out the best in them.

If there’s one thing I discovered as a mom is that time is precious and who you share it with means everything. They are so lucky to have grown up together. I hope they continue to look out for each other keeping guys with bad intentions light years away (times two).  They can bet that their aunt Carla will watching over their shoulder just to make sure!