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Take The Leap

Failure, change, and taking the leap.

By Haylee MarickPublished 5 months ago 1 min read
Take The Leap
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To start or to keep living in a shadow of your dreams.

Do you take the leap or stay in your lane.

There is no correct answer,

but don't let that fool you.

Those passions and dreams

are there for a reason.

Most people won't follow them

due to the fear of failure.

If you never start how do you fail?

You end up failing yourself,

living with regrets.

Failure is certain in life.

Almost as certain as death.

So, I plead with you to try,

Take the leap.

If it ends in failure

that does not mean that its not meant to be.

Instead its part of the process of learning.

Failure is a key component in life.

Teaching and guiding.

There are so many stories of success,

but if you look deeper,

you know what you find?

Failure in almost every. single. case.

Some of the most successful people

have had catastrophic failures,

but you know what sets them apart?

The fact they NEVER GAVE UP!

With all this being said,

Take the leap.

What if I hate it?

If you hate it change it.

There is a higher calling,

I do not know your calling,

but I do know to get there you have to change.

Change is hard and often scary.

Most times it brings in a sense of turbulence,

but just like on airplanes,

turbulence is temporary.

So is the battles that taking a leap brings.

The start is a battle,

but the end is you winning the war.

As Charles de Gaulle said,

"France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war".

Replace France with you.

When you do,

you will see it is a metaphor for life.

I implore you,

Take the leap.

Take The Leap.

Authors Note: Thank you for reading. Please tale time to soak it all in. Any thoughts or comments please leave them I'd love to read them. Proverbs 16:3. Remember to Take the leap.

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Haylee Marick

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  • Haper 4 months ago

    So Motivational!!!!

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