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Are you happy? If you ask most
people that question they’ll hem
and haw and not really answer.
I think that’s terrible. Here in the
US our constitution guarantees
us the right to pursue happiness.
I think sometimes we get so
caught up in the pursuit that
we forget to see the happiness
that is around us every day. We
think when I’m thinner or richer
or someplace other than right
here, like over ‘there’, then I’ll be
happy. What I have learned so
far in my life is, there’s no ‘there’.
Whenever you get to where
you thought you needed to
be, there’s always something
else. Something you want to
accomplish, something else you
feel that you need, some trial
you need to get through. It’s
always something.
Well guess what? It’s always
GOING TO BE something. Life
is just like climbing a series of
mountain peaks. You climb and
you work and you climb and you
sweat and you get there!
And there’s another peak. Drat!
What we need to do is learn
how to live as we climb. Courage
is the key- when you’re going
to put yourself out there, to
do something magnificent or
significant, you need to have
courage. You need to believe
in yourself. You have to know
you’re going to do it, whatever
‘it’ is, no matter what. You need
to trust in your own dedication
to the accomplishment. That
doesn’t mean you aren’t scared.
That doesn’t mean you won’t
stumble. It doesn’t even mean
you have the faintest idea how
you’re going to do whatever it is.
It just means that you’re going
to do it anyway.
Building your courage muscles
can be very scary. It is so much
easier to stay safe with what you
know. To do what you already
know how to do. To stay with
the same people. But just know
that some of those people are
going to try to hold you back.
They think they’re saving you
It Takes Courage to Begin To Climb
By Rochelle Forrest
SOAR TO SUCCESS
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Personal Growth Strategies