When Taking a Leap of Faith, Make Sure You Can Make it to the Other Side

The risk-takers love to take the leap, the conservative folks like to test the wind, obsess about the conditions and usually take a pass while explaining the foolhardiness of the risk takers' actions.  Where are you in the spectrum of leaping?  We are all confident in some areas of our life, less confident in others.

Have you heard the phrase "the earth will rise up to meet you"?  That's only true if the chasm isn't too wide, meaning your brain can only believe in a reality that's not too far from the immediate truth; and more importantly you must have faith that is strong enough to hold you up when all that's under you is air. (online dictionaries state the obvious, all faith is blind)

We all take a leap of faith going to bed at night believing we will wake up in the morning; the "if I die before I wake" prayer covers the bases in case of emergency.   But if we really believed we had less than a 50% chance of not waking up, we wouldn't sleep very soundly, would we??

Do you wish you were more of a risk taker?  Do you wish someone in your life was less of one?  When we are expanding our limits, a step at a time is a proven strategy for success.

Like gymnasts and trapeze artists, we can practice with a safety net, that way our belief in success becomes strong enough to hold us even when the safety net is gone.  Although if your life is heading in the wrong direction or you are in a deep rut, a jarring leap may be called for to shake things up.

What's holding you back from taking the leap?  It's rewarding and beneficial to find a balance between routine and daring.  Do you expect failure or success?  There is no giant scoreboard showing everyone your mistakes, you have the freedom to become the person you have the potential to be, with the safety net of your own confidence and perseverance keeping you from disaster.

The truth is that in every breath we take, we have blind faith that we will be able to take another.  Is there a part of your life where you would like to be more adventurous?  Why not see where life can take you when you leap, (with caution, if necessary)?  

Have a wonderful day!!

Xo

Conni

Today's Mantra:  I choose to take a leap of faith in an area of my life where I desire growth.

Mantra for Every Day: I choose to send love to all; receiving love back multiplied in infinite proportions, creating and nurturing pathways of love.