Do It Afraid, Just Do It

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you did that one thing that your whole life you were afraid to do? Do you think it would make you a better person? Would the consequences be such that all involved would benefit? Would it in any way have a negative impact? All good questions and ones that need to be considered before making the decision of conquering one's demons, or really, one's fears.

So what are these fears? For some it's fear of failure, for some it's fear of success. One might be fear of snakes, and for some, fear of man's (and woman's) best friend, dogs. What I believe it all boils down to though, whatever your fear might be, is that we are afraid of ourselves and of what we might find out about ourselves if we venture too far from our comfort zone.

Comfort zones are nice. We wish we could live there forever. But the truth is, one will never grow, at least not much, if they stay within the confines of comfort. So today I want to do something different, something I have never done before. Do I know what that is or will be? Nope, sure don't. You will have to read tomorrow's entry to find out what that new and different thing is that I'll be doing today and that will change my life as I know it for all time. Too dramatic you say? We'll see and hope to see you tomorrow.

Life Happens in Waves

Since my last entry, life has been decent. There has been lots of activity, as usual, with highs and lows and in-betweens. If a negative situation arose, it was positified (is that a word? I don't think so, but it should be!). If there was a dull stretch, which in my book is a good thing, as soon as I got comfortable, whammo!, life let me know that I am definitely not the one in control. With that said, it has been made all too clear that if nothing else, I can at least somewhat control my reactions to events.

People have said wonderful things about me lately, even contacted my boss just to let her know how great I am. The words are nice to hear, but take care and realize that they are just words. In conjunction with my last entry, I know who I am and I know I am not an evil person, nor am I some angel. I am only human and really trying to live my life by Rudyard Kipling's words and act the same and re-act the same, no matter what other people may think, or say, about me (paraphrasing here). Mr. Kipling's poem "IF" was written specifically for his son, but its tendrils touch me as a global truth that we can apply to make our lives better.

As my daughter would say, "When I grow up, I want to be like me."

Let the waves come. I'm ready.

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