to live a bolder life, do what feels embarrassing, terrifying, intimidating. do what you're avoiding.
do what you think you might one day be ready for.
do what you want to do but think you aren't good enough to do.
do the hard thing over and over and watch your life expand.
I'm finally reading Dune. This quote, which is in the first few pages, hits hard:
"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."
My grandma asked me today: "If everyone in the world wrote down their problems and put them in a hat, would you risk grabbing one, or keep yours?" It changed how I see life...
Being a good person isn’t enough. You can be kind, loyal, and full of love and still get overlooked. Life doesn’t reward goodness. It rewards those who move smart,act at the right time,and stand firm knowing their worth. Be good, but don’t be stupid!
You can do everything right, work hard, be kind, stay loyal and still not get what you deserve. Life doesn’t owe you fairness, and effort doesn’t always equal reward. Sometimes, you just have to keep going anyway.
I'm a big fan of the "GPS Theory" when you miss a turn, your GPS doesn't judge you, it recalculates. No matter how many detours you take, it finds another way forward. Life works like that too. You'll make mistakes, but your destination doesn't vanish. The route just changes.