Taking a Leap
What are you willing to to do even if you failed?
“Every four years, we have a worldwide holiday to celebrate this sort of leap. The leap of choice. Not to suddenly get from here to there, but to choose to go on the journey…
If you took a leap today, what would it look like?”
—Seth Godin, “The Leap”1
What would taking a leap look like? Good question. You can borrow some inspiration from the guy (below) who I photographed in the town square recently.
In the end it’s not really about one and done, doing something on the fly, or waiting for the proverbial perfect moment.
It’s about continually saying yes to something that tugs at our heart and slow-dripping our way towards it.
It’s about putting one foot in front of the other and continually doing the thing that moves us — even if we’re bad at it, even if we don’t know where it’s taking us.
What is that thing you want to start “leaping” into today? This year?
What is that thing you’re willing to do even if you failed?
Ahhh 🙌🏼
Picture this…
Going for it
Photo 1 — Here’s a guy (bottom left) I spotted in the town square of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
Photo 2 — The sign reads simply: “Poetry. Buy my book. I wrote it.” (You got to love the simple clarity of his intention.)
Photo 3 — Here’s the guy again posing for a professional photographer, who just so happend to walk by and asked to take his picture. (You got to love synchronicity.) The poet’s book is called “Cowboy Tarot.”
And that is what saying yes and going for it can look like.
You never know, your version of Cowboy Tarot might just become the next best thing. 😉💕
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The Heart Knows, Trust It
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I found Stephanie Bennett Vogt through courses on DailyOm. Thank you, Stephanie, so much for all your thoughtful content over the years. I take small leaps every day. I have led an amazing life so far. No regrets. I trust life. Taking a leap only once every four years is somewhat of a foreign concept to me. I do like to plan ahead, but I am okay if plans change. I like the idea of sweeping to move energy. Even if something I tried didn't work out I grow from the experience. All that being said, I do not respond well to making major changes all at once. Too many triggers. I like doing things slowly and traveling deeper. By traveling deeper I mean rooting myself deeply, such as visiting every shop on main street in one town over time and getting to know all the shop owners and developing interests based on the various offerings there rather than spending a short time in places around the world but not connecting deeply to that place. Sure, I enjoy fleeting interactions with strangers. It adds spice. I might enjoy major leaps. But what is the food you are spicing up? My sustenance is to take smaller risks daily. I was recently was told by a person I admire that they have learned to live courageously from me.