Live Your Own Life Your Own Way
Never for the sake of peace and quiet deny your own experience or your own convictions.
Dag Hammarskjold
If you knew that today was the last day of your life, would you keep on doing what you are doing?
How often have you asked yourself such a question or one like it? You know… it isn’t the answers you get from others when you ask, but the questions you ask yourself that will determine what kind of person you will ultimately become.
We all have a box of fears that keep us from asking the tough questions and doing what we would really like to do. One of our greatest is the fear of death. You can’t ignore death but don’t belabour it, either. The greatest loss isn’t death. The greatest loss in life is dying with the dream inside you before you had a chance to manifest it.
Each of us has a unique flame in our hearts for something that makes us feel alive. It is up to you to find yours and keep it lit.
Life is short. To the best of my knowledge no one has ever reported back, so vow today to take action. Find and embrace your passions, leverage them together with your special talent, the one thing you do better than anyone else and just go for it. Listen to yourself. Don’t listen to others. Their opinions, fears and views are theirs. Not yours.
But here’s the thing: You must take the first step. Don’t sit around wishing you were doing something else.
It takes courage. Be bold. Be scared to death. That’s OK. Be brave, but determine that today, right now, your are going to step out in the direction of your dream and live your own life your own way.
Come hell or high water.