I just read this quote that I really feel explains a lot about life and all of our anxiety about not knowing where we're headed right now or what decisions to make for our future.
"Because of all the wonderful things life is, safe is not one of them...at the root of any fundamentalism is anxiety- sometimes terror- about the wild and woolly risk of living fully, knowing that difficult things can and will happen."
Maybe we're not meant to feel "safe" where we are...we're meant to take risks and keep pushing forward. Great success comes from great risk, right? When we quit pushing ourselves and we settle for something less than what we're capable of...it seems like that is when we lose our meaning, our dreams, and our true happiness in the process. Because life can be so many wonderful things, but to truly experience them and appreciate them, we have to sacrifice the feeling of being "safe" where we are, we can't stand still. We have to go out there and make our dreams happen.
"Leap and the net will appear."
P.S. The first quote comes from another blog that I've been glancing at here and there- her name is Oriah & she has a lot of good insight and cool ideas. (http://www.oriahsinvitation.blogspot.com/) The post containing this quote is called "The Inner Tyrant"
Chris
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I love both of those quotes and fully agree with the safety concept. If you do not feel scared or challenged in the least bit then what is the point? I do not believe one can learn or grow if they feel comfortable where they are. Some of the greatest moments of my life are when I achieved or confronted something at scared me. The leaping net analogy is humorous but true as well. I have always had the belief that in the end most things work out. Truly, the most valuable assets you have that can get you almost anywhere is hard work and confidence.
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