This is about writing. And being brave. And it’s about healing myself and the world.
Someone reminded me recently that I’ve been writing forever – since I was fifteen, or at least that is when I remember filling my first diary. Here’s a picture:
Yeah, I have them all…here’s a picture of them. 
Maybe one of these days I’ll have a bonfire and really make the decision to let go of my past. For now, my past sits in these books and reminds me where I came from and what stories defined me for so long. Problem with that is I’m different now.
My writing took a turn in 2012 – I decided to share my journey to black belt with the world. My first book, Living, Healing and Taekwondo, was an attempt to see if I had what it took to write at all, write something others would read, and enjoy. I did that. I had enough complements to know I could write…even if part of me still didn’t believe it.
The next turn was at Quantum Leap in February of 2013. After experiencing a miracle healing in that class, I was called a poet. Then I actually started calling myself that too. 48 poems flew out of me in three months and in a year I had published two amazing art/poetry journals in a kick-ass collaboration with other artists. Hmm…I thought, maybe I am a writer and a poet, and maybe, just maybe, I should keep writing. Warrior Love and Warrior Joy, A Journal To Inspire Your Fiercely Alive Whole Self is a passion project. To create journals that other people could write in like I had done all my life? A miracle. My artist friends and I are working on the third and final Warrior Journal now. Thank you Atousa, Jeanette and Mary for helping me be brave and reach a life-long dream.
So I did – keep writing. I followed the voices, the messages, the hawks that flew themselves within inches of my windshield to acknowledge what I already knew – I had found the thing I love to do so much I lose track of time.
Then I attended my first writing retreat. If I wanted to be a writer, surely just like taking continuing education classes for physical therapy, I needed to further my education about this writing thing I loved so much. I gave my self the biggest birthday present ever and flew myself to Montana to attend Laura Munson’s Haven writing retreat.
At Haven I found my voice and I found my bliss. I arrived thinking I was a writer and I left knowing I was one. (Thank you Emily Mitty Cappo for making me realize that in your recent blog). When I was at Haven I started wondering how I was going to achieve re-entry into my normal life. I dreamed of moving to Montana and I dreamed of inspiring the world with my words.
I haven’t moved yet, but I’m doing that second thing. And it’s really, really cool.
So I’ve decided that I am a writer. I’ve decided not to give up. I’ve decided to become a leader in the world of healing, and using writing as a healing practice. And I think I’m good at it. I’ve developed a free Warrior Writing 28 Day Challenge for all you writers that need some motivation. SIGN UP HERE. 
I started writing the book that I want to be the start of my life as a writer, speaker and teacher of healing…more on that soon. I created an online class that starts August 24th for those of you who want to explore your soul through writing. (Enrollment starts August 10th). And I have made plans to teach a retreat in Canada with my amazing artist friend Jeanette MacDonald in June of 2016!
Wow, did I just say that out loud? Jeanette and I are going to rock the world with this workshop, combining writing and art into the world of awareness and healing to create a game changing day of exploration, discovery and transformation.
Ooh, now I am more excited than I was a few minutes ago, when nobody knew about that!
So I’ve decided to write. I’m waking up, being brave, healing my shit, staying awake, finding my bliss and making this all the way I live, love and breathe in the world. I hope you will join me on the adventure and take advantage of some of the things I have planned to share with you.
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Laura is a warrior healing expert, published author and teacher for people who are fed up with pain and fear. Her game-changing blogs and integrative classes redefine healing and help you be brave and share your gifts with the world. Her writing has been featured in tinybuddha.com, mindbodygreen.com, elephantjournal.com, and BlackBelt Magazine. Find her books, Living, Healing and Taekwondo, Warrior Love and Warrior Joy, a Journal to Inspire Your Fiercely Alive Whole Self, on amazon.com. When she’s not teaching others to overcome fear and pain and inspiring them with the truth and how’s of healing, you’ll find her petting her dogs or a horse, practicing her axe-kick, taste testing cheese or dark chocolate, or creating her next book.
Connect with your inner warrior and start your healing journey at www.LauraProbert.com and don’t miss her Warrior Writing 28 Day Challenge – starts July 1st!
