Taking a risk

Good morning one and all. Today's quote is by one of my all-time favorite authors, Anais Nin.  "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom".

I am sure that everyone has had those moments in their lives where they had to take a risk in order to gain something positive in their lives. I know that I have sat at those crossroads many times myself, afraid to make the necessary changes that will improve my situation, yet loathe to let the circumstances remain as they are. It is never an easy fence to be sitting on and can sometimes actually do more harm than good to us when we are indecisive about what we want for ourselves and our lives. While we wait for our courage to build or the moment to be perfect, we can become complacent with the way things are. Complacency can lead us down the road of self-deterioration because we are no longer taking stock of our lives, goals, dreams or ambitions. We begin to settle and claim that this is just our lot in life, that nothing can or will improve and we begin to make excuses for ourselves and our choices. These actions are the product of our fear. All the "what if I fail" scenarios coming to the forefront of our minds. We become overwhelmed and frightened, hesitant to make that leap from the fence to the changes that await us. This limbo can be more detrimental to our well beings than any cost we may have to endure to change. When we make the conscious decision to go into an unknown territory or direction in our lives, we open ourselves up to a whole new world of experiences. We have the opportunity to learn and grow, to become more of the person we always envision ourselves to be and less of that frightened person who used to stare back at us in the mirror. We can expand our minds, renew our beliefs and fill the empty spaces within us that at one time felt all consuming and unchangeable. Our perceptions and attitudes on life can change and we can become enhanced in all areas of our existence. Personally, I think the pro's outweigh the con's tenfold and hopefully, this will give you something to ponder at the very least when you're calculating your own choices and thinking about the changes you want to make to better your life and situation.
Namaste