One of my favorite quotes has always been this:

"When you come to the edge of all the light you know, faith is believing one of two things will happen. You will find something solid to stand on, or you will learn to fly."

I could just say have a great day and leave you with that... it's that powerful a quote in my opinion. But of course, I can't do that...

In life, in business and relationships, sometimes a risk is worth taking...

It's amazing how much time we spend being afraid.

I spent a few hours on a saturday a few weeks ago working with the girl from MADE who wanted to be a motocross racer. We talked much about fear... and what happens to us when we let it build up and escalate. Part of my work with her was having her stand on the edge of a picnic table, with her back to me. There were three of us standing below her. I told her to fall back and we would catch her. She was petrified. To the point of shaking.

She's deathly afraid of roller coasters, it's a legitimate fear of her's. And she turned around at least 30-40 times to make sure our arms were still there. It took over an hour... we stood and waited.

She stressed out, panicked, relaxed, and then stressed out again. Her mind completely took over the process. It was amazing to watch.

I slowly kept raising my hands to her back so she could almost know I was there. She wasn't even going to fall far... it was inches until she met my hands. What amazed me was that as soon as she felt my hands behind her, she started to feel it was ok to let go.

Ahhh... there is that funny thing called faith. Kind of like trust... we never really know when we will fly and when we will find that solid ground. And then there is the falling...

I don't remember when I was learning to walk, but have certainly watched most of my 10 neices and nephews start or go through this process. Of course, they don't know any better, and fall constantly, get up and go again until they fall and start over. Sometimes they laugh, sometimes they cry, but always, they get back up.

We forget so easily what this was like, the process of learning to walk. Falling and getting up was as common as the late morning naps or the bottle to soothe the tears.

I don't think life is that different now. Really, if I wasn't afraid to fall then, why should I be now? What stops us? Is it lack of FAITH???

Stop worrying about the what ifs...Learning to walk was a while ago for most of us, and each day it's a further and further memory. What would happen if you take that chance you have been contemplating? Make that big change in your life? Take that leap? Jump... and see what happens... why are we so afraid of that?

How many times have you settled for something that isn't entirely what you want, but you are too afraid to find another road to go down?

Hmmm... Anything worth living for is a risk...  "Ships in a harbor are safe, but that's not what ships are built for."

Faith is believing that as soon as you leap, the answers will appear. You can bulid your wings on the way down...

So about that... what's holding you back? What would you change right now if you knew you couldn't fail....?

It may be just about time...  

"Come to the edge," he said.

They said, "We are afraid."

"Come to the edge," he said.

They came.

He pushed them.

And they flew.

--Guillaume Apollinaire

Enjoy the process!

--Coach Jen