If you weren't afraid?
As the new year begins I settle on a slogan to help me form a positive habit over the next twelve months. For 2014 my slogan is a question. What would you do, Mary, if you weren't afraid?
I know this isn't an original thought. Do something
everyday that scares you, is a similar quote I hear a lot attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. But often with common sayings we don't pause to consider the meaning.
If I've stopped to think about these sentiments at all, I've discarded them out of hand. I'm not scared of anything. Okay, I am scared of snakes, but I
can live with that, and I see no reason to delve into it or sign up for a snake handling class. My life is fine, thank you. I don't need to sky dive or swim with sharks.
But what hit me this week is that the things we are most afraid of are not exotic feats of nerve. They are things very close to us. Things we encounter without straying from our daily routine.
What would you do today,, if you weren't afraid?
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