Bold life choices.

This month, we asked Bella readers to share a time they made a bold life choice and what the outcome of the choice was. Do you remember a time you made a bold move? We would love to hear about your experiences. Tell us about your decision to live boldly at Facebook/Pensacola Bella or Instagram/Pensacola Bella.

My life is riddled and honored by bold life choices, and I have no regrets! I have moved around the country with little to no notice for professional opportunities. They ended up teaching me more about myself and what I want both personally and professionally than any formal education could. I say, “Take the bold leaps and make the bold decisions because you never know what you are incredibly capable of until you leave your bubble.”

— Julie Duvall, executive assistant to Lucy Buffett

Bold decisions have defined my life since I was a child. They still do. As a ballerina at the age of 5, I auditioned for the role of the villain because playing Snow White would have been boring. At 17, I applied for and was accepted into the Honors Engineering Program at the University of Texas in a predominantly smart-boy field. After graduating, I was hired by the FAA as an Air Traffic Controller, another smart-boy field. I took early retirement from the FAA, bought three rental houses in two months and was my own project manager for the remodels, which were rented in two weeks. My bold decisions have been very rewarding!
— Delayna Blankenship, community volunteer

Living boldly means stepping out in faith when everything in you wants to stay comfortable. For me, that meant packing up my children, leaving behind everything I had ever known, and trusting God with our future. I had no job waiting, no home lined up, and only $8,000 to my name — but I had faith. And that faith gave me the courage to move forward when fear tried to hold me back. Bold living isn’t about knowing the outcome; it’s about trusting the One who already does. With God, forward is always the only option.