Courage

Here is a sampling of some of my favorite quotes on courage:

·         Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.  ~Raymond Lindquist

·         When we are afraid we ought not to occupy ourselves with endeavoring to prove that there is no danger, but in strengthening ourselves to go on in spite of the danger.  ~Mark Rutherford

·         Courage is tiny pieces of fear all glued together.  ~Terri Guillemets

I’ve been thinking a lot about courage lately.  So much has been happening in my life lately that most would say I have every right to curl up in a corner somewhere.  Instead I’ve been pushing myself to seek answers, to explore my options, to look beyond myself and see a new future full of possibilities.  Let me tell you it’s pretty scary to step away from the familiar, stepping into the unknown.  So many questions rampage across my mind –

·         What happens if I fail?

·         What happens if I fail?

·         What happens if I fail?

Ok – so they are really all the same question, but what a huge question it is.  So, what will happen if I fail?  I tell myself, who cares?  Maybe, just maybe I won’t fail.  Maybe I’ll find that my every dream comes true, that I’ll not walk away from all of this, but rather I’ll walk thru all of this, coming out on the other side a much better and stronger person.

Yes, I’m scared out of my mind most of the time.  Yes, I’m scared that I’ll be alone, be stuck in a dead end job, go nowhere, be no one, do nothing.  But, I also know that I can change my future.  I have control over my own destiny.  If I’m stuck, it will be no one else’s fault but my own for not trying.  So I walk into the unknown armed only with my courage and a few good friends.  Wish me luck.