We're often led to believe we need to live smaller than who we really are, to fall in line, not "make waves," "ruffle feathers" and on and on. But when we try to fit in, we can sometimes sacrifice the unique beauty and purpose of why we are here. Authenticity isn't perfection. It's messy and scary and may fill us with fear, insecurity and vulnerability.

When we pay attention to the small voice inside and see who we are, we can challenge ourselves to live from love courageously. We can push through the fear to accept our feelings of vulnerability so that we can actually learn to live out loud.