The other morning I was talking with a sister-friend of mine who lives several states up and to the right of me. Towards the end of our conversation, she told me she had sent me a secret-surprise-care-package (maybe not a secret anymore). I was so excited as it has been quite some time since someone sent me a care package.
“Well,” she said… ”I don’t know when or if it will get there…”
“What do you mean?”, I asked...and she quickly replayed her conversation with the USPS worker in the small town...it went something like this...
I started laughing hard. My friend started laughing hard...and I said “Whoa. Sounds like she is setting up some clear expectations...” and we laughed some more.
But it got me thinking about life…I mean, is there ever really a guarantee? We put 7s and the 10s in front of our hopes to reassure...to hedge our bets...maybe even to put our best intention forward...but the truth is there are no guarantees.
I started wondering, how would life be different if we accepted that there are no guarantees AND did the thing anyway. Apply for the dream job. Fall in love. Start your business. Take a risk and lead the way…
Guarantees are meaningful because they make us feel safe. Secure. Like there are things we can rely on. One hundred percent. They keep the existential crisis’ at bay…
What if we were more willing, eager even, to accept the risk we take when doing something (for self or other) to make life better and more fulfilling?
Would you have the courage to change your job? To write your book? To go back to school? To speak the truth? To align more fully with your values? To step into your power as a leader in your own life?
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