The following is an excerpt from the book Chopping Wood & Carrying Water. I hope it makes you think about your life a bit differently...
“Life is either a daring adventure, or it is
nothing” – Helen Keller
If you
have put in the work thus far, you should be viewing yourself and your reality
much differently by now. You have begun to look at your life differently in the
past twelve days, and I hope by this point you are feeling better about where you
are now and where you are going. Yesterday you examined your fears and limiting
beliefs. We can talk all day, every day, about what we are going to do. I am going
to go back to school someday. I am going
to ask that special someone for their phone number. I am going to sign up for that exercise class. I am going to take that trip. What is stopping you? Maybe you feel that
life has gotten a bit bland. Maybe you are thinking there has to be more to life than this. Maybe you are just plain
bored and dissatisfied with the same activities, day in and day out. The
problem is that you have gotten too comfortable with your current reality. When
is the last time you tried something new? When is the last time you felt truly
excited about something? If it is hard for you to recall ever feeling excited about your life, read on. If you are in a
slump lately, read on. And if you simply want to challenge yourself to make
your life just that much better, by all means read on!
Remember
that the only thing keeping you from trying something new and making life a daring adventure is the
way you are thinking. Starting today, ask
yourself what parts of your life have become stagnant, and ask yourself
what you can do, starting now, to
change those parts of your life. Do you know what happens to a pond without a
fresh supply of water running into it? You guessed it. The pond becomes
stagnant, black, and begins to smell. Without a way for the pond to constantly
replenish its fresh water supply, the life it holds begins to die. The pond
begins to dry up. All living things need a constant supply of water in order to
sustain themselves, in order to remain healthy and in order to grow. Does your
pond have a fresh, healthy supply of water feeding it, or has your pond begun
to dry up? What does you pond look like today, and what are you willing to do
to change it? Eleanor Roosevelt said “The purpose of life is to live it, to
taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer
and richer experience.” So what are you waiting for? If your life has become
dried up pond, if life has become stagnant, do something differently, STARTING
NOW. All you must do is begin.
Have a blessed day. As always, keep chopping!
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