If there’s one thing in this world that really drives me crazy it’s when somebody gives up on themselves. If I’ve learned nothing from my lessons, and I’ve had enough, it’s that the challenge is part of the lesson. Learn from it and grow, move on, move upward…teach others. So, when somebody says to me “there’s not really any point in me trying that I can’t do it anyway” I get my hackles up like my puppies do when they’re around a stray dog.
Have you ever seen a dog get it’s hackles up? It usually means they’re uncomfortable around a situation, they aren’t sure and this is their warning. I sure wish I could do that with some of the people I meet…I’d listen to their story and then I’d say “so just go do what you want to do.” When they started giving me excuses about why it’s not possible to follow their dreams I’d start getting my hackles up and maybe they’d notice: maybe not, but they might…
Here’s the point. You only get one chance at every day you’ve been given. You can’t redo it, you can’t relive it and you can’t return it..Why the hell would you waste 24 hours making excuses about why you can’t do something when you have all you need to do it right inside you? I don’t get it. If it’s the “I don’t know how” excuse that sucks because I don’t know how can be changed. If it’s the “I am scared” excuse that sucks too because everybody gets scared about stuff, you’re no better and no worse than that so let that one go.
Look there’s a list a mile long of excuses for why people don’t live the life they were given and I don’t really care what they are. What I care about are the brave ones who choose to face that stuff anyway and move forward, the courageous ones who accept the truth of who they are despite what everybody is saying and move forward…I feel sorry for those who choose to stay stuck. I care for them too but I feel sorry for them more than anything else.
I’ve always been a “don’t tell me it can’t be done” kind of person. I’ve always been a “there must be a way to get this done” kind of girl and let me tell you this: it’s lonely sometimes to be that person. It’s scary and nerve wracking and stomach wrenching. It’s also so bloody invigorating and inspiring and moving that I am often brought to my knees with gratitdue. Can you say that about your life? Do you want to say that about your life? I’m no better than you, really I’m not, I just accept that sometimes I have to be lonely to be a leader and, honestly, that’s ok with me.
Now go, be fearless. Jan
