i've got to leave here before i go. i recently came across this comment attached to a photo blog and it struck me as insightful, yet so obvious.
there seems to be a never ending stream of desire to be and do different. somehow the last couple of generations have missed out on the 'it is good to be me and where i am' gene. always searching for bigger, thicker, fuller, higher, fancier, faster, leaner, firmer, more, more, more. yet, seldom do i see the departure from the current to go after the desired.
a trapeze aerialist provides a great example . . . no matter how bad the flier wants to fly to the empty trapeze swinging in anticipation, there must be a change in grip and in focus. the flier must let go psychically and emotionally to transfer to the next trapeze. no amount of wishing, thinking, dreaming, strategizing or hoping will get the job done until there is an actual transfer.
so you have two phenomenal options here and one fairly lame. the first option is to take inventory and begin to live with appreciation for where you are. live within your means and love out of your heart. if you determine you really do want things to be different, better, etc. then your second option is to quit talking about making changes and begin. nothing like a new year to make a quiet pact with yourself to get that new job, seek out a better life or attain that goal you have set for yourself but have never given yourself permission to achieve. the third option, and i think the lame option, is to keep talking and do nothing. we all know talk is cheap so the investment speaks for the outcome.
as for me, i have a trapeze to fly on . . . the thrill being that high in the air, the wind rushing my face and through my hair, the risk, oh the risk . . . but i think i am going to perfect hanging on and learn to truly appreciate the view. i will get back to you before i let go.
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