“ Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. ”
~ Albert Einstein ; (Born 134 years ago today, March 14, 1879)
Happy Birthday, AL!
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Do you follow your heart, your flawless intuition, and the universe even though it’s a risky decision?
Or do you follow common sense, history, and play it safe?
My life has honestly been filled with a lot of risk lately, but in all fairness, not necessarily risk I took just to take a risk, but because I had to. And, it’s likely that risk will pay off.
I’ve honestly never really been a person that played it safe and ignored my intuition. The few times I have, have been notoriously disastrous. So, you would think that would be my answer, right? Nope. I’m in a conundrum right now…
I’ve had so much risk and so much disappointment… and, I’m hesitating and really evaluating ll decisions lately, which is new to me. It’s new to me on every level. I take more into consideration now, as I did earlier in this month…
Life is a risk, isn’t it, though? I mean, when you dare to dream and you are already different and kind of - when you see the world just a shade differently than the rest of the world, you have to take chances with that, right? When you’re not the type of person who can go to work for a corporation day in and day out, you just physically can’t… and when you’re the type of person that longs to make the working environment better for everyone so much that she just never knows when to shut up?
Maybe it’s age or a bit of former heart aches intruding. Fresh, strong hearts aren’t necessarily the bravest, because they don’t truly know what will happen if they’re wrong. Older heart: battered and bruised hearts - those are the brave ones, when they make a choice, knowing the possible hurt. So, do you, make the brave choice and possibly fulfill a dream, or do you take a step back, avoid the risk and the unavoidable hurt if it all goes to hell and back again?
Everyone in my ENTIRE life, with the exception of maybe my Mother, has always said, “be brave”. And a number of people have been astonished at my strength and courage. It’s just always been in my make up.
Do I make the brave choice and take a chance?
I think I’ll hurt no matter the decision…
If this makes any sense at all, I’d appreciate some feedback…
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