Once upon a time, in my la-la-land of ignorant bliss where I most generally disregard the outside world, I received an email that was degrading, insulting, hurt my feelings, and made me plain old mad. Ever receive one of those?
Skipping merrily along in the sparkly world in my head where I tend to retreat when I'm focused on my work, minding my own business, I felt blindsided by the vicious email. As I sat alternately fuming and sulking, pulling in the edges of the hole of despair into which I'd so rudely been shoved, I felt justified in my anger. Like a comforting cloak, I could wrap myself up in pity and wallow in my misery for a while.
After several minutes of non-productive grousing, I decided enough was enough. I needed to get up, get tough, and get over it. But that is so much easier said than done. Especially when someone else's words cut me to the quick.
I needed some help.
So I envisioned a little kick-hiney, take-no-prisoners, warrior princess who resides deep inside me. And when I need a little boost, I can call on her to get tough and help me plow through my battles. Hokey? Yes. Cheesy? Quite possibly. But it is fun to envision a little warrior princess named Courage Thorgood and all that she can help me do.
Since I write about strong women, this little exercise helps me when I need to detail their strengths and the battles they fight against their weaknesses.
The next time you are feeling battle-weary, find your inner warrior princess – or prince. And if someone will let you have a sword, even better!
Bravely tread forward!
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A hopeless romantic with a bit of sarcasm thrown in for good measure, Shanna Hatfield is a best-selling author of clean romantic fiction written with a healthy dose of humor. In addition to blogging and eating too much chocolate, she is completely smitten with her husband, lovingly known as Captain Cavedweller. Shanna creates character-driven romances with realistic heroes and heroines. Her historical westerns have been described as “reminiscent of the era captured by Bonanza and The Virginian” while her contemporary works have been called “laugh-out-loud funny, and a little heart-pumping sexy without being explicit in any way.”
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