Looking together in the same direction.

Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.

by my favorite poet, Mary Oliver

"Instructions for living a life.

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it."

Mary Oliver


Thursday, August 6, 2015

A Ship in Harbor Is Safe, But that Is Not What Ships Are Built For




We're afraid of the uncertain.  Of failing. Of looking silly.
Change is risky.  Where you are is safe.
But maybe comfortable is a better word.  One day you'll look back one last time at all the things you did....and remember all the things you didn't.
"Safe" is risky. Because comfort, it turns out, is addictive.
Stop looking for a guarantee; you're not going to get it.  If the risk is small, and the damage not too hard to undo, then you'd better jump.  Before it's too late.
                                      Matt Frazier, http://www.nomeatathlete.com/

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