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Are You Ready To Risk Going Too Far?
-By Angel True
Well are you? Are you ready to live the life you love?
All it takes is a little passion, conviction, purpose, faith, commitment, trust, enthusiasm, empowerment, courage, clarity, sense of adventure, patience, perseverance, strength, determination and a whole lot of support. Not a very convincing sell is it? It kind of makes that solid, stable, not-to-exciting, not-to-risky, regular life you have now seem a lot less daunting doesn't it?
But ask yourself this: Is there anything missing in my life? I mean, anything that I really want missing? Anything? Is it something big, something small, something that maybe I've dismissed as 'impossible'? Something I really want or really want to do? Something that excites me, scares me, entices me, enlivens me?
If you answered no then either go back and ask yourself these questions again and take a little more time to ponder the answers - or stop reading now. Almost everyone has something that's missing in their life, something they want but haven't achieved yet - career, relationship, friendship, community, love, passion, play time, travel, freedom, excitement, art, health, achievement, etc. If you're one of the lucky few that after pondering these questions still can't think of anything then ask yourself "What else would I like in my life? Or what would I like more of?"
Now make a list of these answers and then just look at it. Just read it. What do you see if you look beyond just the list, if you look into the desires and emotions contained in the items of that list? How would you feel if you had or were working towards those things on your list? What would be different in your life if you were already doing or had those things? How would your attitudes or beliefs change? What more would be possible in your life if you were actually doing those things?
When you step into that feeling, maybe that list of requirements to have the life you love doesn't feel so daunting anymore? Now comes the really tough question.
Are you ready to feel the way you do when you look at that list?
The most common answer is "Yeah, that'd be really nice but first I need to…blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." But do you really need to blah, blah, blah, blah, first? Is that really true or are you just making excuses to avoid doing the real work of living the life you love? Consider these words of wisdom.
"Only those who will risk going too far can possible find out how far one can go."
-TS Elliot
So here's your turning point. Will you take the easy road that keeps you safe and protected from what you really want in that stable, secure, safe, stationary place…or are you ready for the most amazing adventure of your lifetime?
It's ok…take a minute to think about it. This is a big decision for you. You're only making a decision that will affect every part of your life and happiness. It deserves a little time and consideration.
Is it worth it? Are you ready? Will you take the first step even if you aren't ready? Do you even know what that first step is? Do you maybe need a little help in getting started? Because here's a little secret: we all need a little help to live the life we love, because that's part of the magic - we can't do it alone.
Take a deep breath now. That was a big decision you just made! Are you ready now? Are you ready to take the risk to get what you really want, what you really love?
Here's the first step for everyone: Ask for help.