"So go ahead. Fall down. The world looks different from the ground." - Oprah Winfrey
As children, one of the first things we learn to do is to pick ourselves up when we fall. Watching a child take their first steps and fall down is something we should never take for granted. Their smiles and joys of taking their first steps far outweigh their fear of falling down and having to pick themselves up again to learn to move forward. How is it that as we become adults, the joy of falling and picking ourselves up again becomes replaced with the fear of falling in general? Why should we be afraid to take the necessary steps to move forward in our journey through life in fear that we will fall in the process?
I cannot count the number of times I have run into a dream "barrier" because I was too afraid that I would fall, and the fear of not attaining the dream outweighed the possible joy of receiving it. Learning to move forward along a new road allows for us to move one more step towards the life of our dreams. After all, it is not the falling down that prevents us from achieving our goals; it is in the failing to stand up again and refusing to moving forward that does. How many goals have you left by the side of the road in fear that you would fall? Now is the time to stand up, brush the dirt from your knees and take another step in your journey towards reaching new heights.
As children, one of the first things we learn to do is to pick ourselves up when we fall. Watching a child take their first steps and fall down is something we should never take for granted. Their smiles and joys of taking their first steps far outweigh their fear of falling down and having to pick themselves up again to learn to move forward. How is it that as we become adults, the joy of falling and picking ourselves up again becomes replaced with the fear of falling in general? Why should we be afraid to take the necessary steps to move forward in our journey through life in fear that we will fall in the process? I cannot count the number of times I have run into a dream "barrier" because I was too afraid that I would fall, and the fear of not attaining the dream outweighed the possible joy of receiving it. Learning to move forward along a new road allows for us to move one more step towards the life of our dreams. After all, it is not the falling down that prevents us from achieving our goals; it is in the failing to stand up again and refusing to moving forward that does. How many goals have you left by the side of the road in fear that you would fall? Now is the time to stand up, brush the dirt from your knees and take another step in your journey towards reaching new heights.
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