On Being Bold: Begin It Now

August 24, 2009

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.”
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Being Bold
Don’t be polite.
Don’t wait for everyone else to have their turn.

Do you know what?

There’s enough to go round for everyone.

But if you wait for others to go first, well…
you might be waiting a long time.

Be at the forefront. Lead the way.
They will thank you for it.

Because maybe they were waiting
just for someone else to show them
that it is possible.

Can you be bold about your dreams?

What would it feel like
to wake everyday and feel that you are living
a magically blessed life?

Do you think this is only reserved
for the few, the charmed, the wealthy,
the millionaires?

Dear One, don’t wait…

I have always felt my life expanding
when I hear the gentle words:
“take a leap of faith”,

and the image is always the same ~
little me sitting high up in the branches
of a sturdy old tree,
comfortably nestled amongst the green.

I hardly dare look down

but I spread my arms wide

…I leap…

…and…

I soar

my arms become wings,

and there’s nothing to fear any longer.

When I was younger I always dreamt about flying,
and woke with the feeling of sheer exhiliration
that would stay with me throughout the day ~
pure heart-soaked bliss,
and self-belief.

If I could bottle that, what would you pay,
to feel that way for just one day?
What is it worth?
a million pounds

Every time I take a leap, or take a risk,
I am rewarded once again,
with that heart-soaring bliss
of being bold about my dreams.

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