"A Journey a thousand miles begins with one step.... " and might I add sometimes a million more steps?
I wrote this whole blog post already. I wanted to add one more thing, and I'm not sure what happened but the whole post disappeared. So here I am... starting again. The irony. The post I wrote was all about just starting; that starting is half the battle. But what just happened taught me a lesson. Starting IS half the battle - but you might have to fight that battle SEVERAL times.
Anyways, about starting (sometimes over-and-over)... There are lots of reason why we never start. I believe all those reasons are rooted in fear. Fear of failure, fear of how our life might change, fear of being humiliated, fear of the unknown.
I love the following quote.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. - Marrianne Williamson
Do you know that you are a child of God? You are a literal offspring of the most powerful person in the universe. Just like you have the genetics to be like your earthly parents, you have the spirit to be JUST like your Heavenly Parents. There is so much you can do, that you haven't even dreamed of doing!
This means that you not only should start, but you should move forward boldly. Who cares if you don't think you're the stereotypical "runner". You are a one of a kind human who can be whoever you want to be. Believe it! Besides, if you've ever been to a marathon finish line you will find that all those people come in all shapes and sizes. The only thing runners have in common is they're all crazy enough to think they can! (and they're right!!)
So get going. Realize who you want to be and how you're going to do it. Set those goals and BEGIN!
Anyways, about starting (sometimes over-and-over)... There are lots of reason why we never start. I believe all those reasons are rooted in fear. Fear of failure, fear of how our life might change, fear of being humiliated, fear of the unknown.
I love the following quote.
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. - Marrianne Williamson
Do you know that you are a child of God? You are a literal offspring of the most powerful person in the universe. Just like you have the genetics to be like your earthly parents, you have the spirit to be JUST like your Heavenly Parents. There is so much you can do, that you haven't even dreamed of doing!
This means that you not only should start, but you should move forward boldly. Who cares if you don't think you're the stereotypical "runner". You are a one of a kind human who can be whoever you want to be. Believe it! Besides, if you've ever been to a marathon finish line you will find that all those people come in all shapes and sizes. The only thing runners have in common is they're all crazy enough to think they can! (and they're right!!)
So get going. Realize who you want to be and how you're going to do it. Set those goals and BEGIN!
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