Tuesday, October 4

what if.....




So tell me......

What are YOU waiting for?
What do you have to loose?

I mean really, seriously - what's the worst that could/would happen if you stood on the edge, turned your face to the wind, reached out with both hands and jumped?

What if you felt the tingling of fear - but went for it (what ever it is) anyway, without more than a minute's hesitation; more importantly without guilt or apology or making excuses?

What if you laughed out loud at everyone and anyone (including yourself) who said you can't do what ever it is you dream of doing because you're too big or too small or too much or not enough; because you don't deserve to wear a crown and hold the brass ring and be everything (everything) you ever dreamed of being with the possibility of a half cup more?

What if , when the little voice inside your head taunted "you really think you're something special don't you?" you simply answered "yes" and let that be your final answer?  

What if right here, right now, in this very moment, you took ahold of your life with both hands; pulling it in toward you, holding it close to your heart in a protective embrace and planting your feet firmly beneath you in a warrior's stance said,  "no more" to waiting or denying, giving yourself away, or giving up on yourself before you even  got started?    

What if you quit breaking the promises you make to yourself and started doing all the things that are on the list of what you wish you could or want to do with your one "sacred, wild and precious life" before you die?

What if the answer to "what are you waiting for?" and "what do you have to loose?" was, "nothing"?
NOTHING.
Not one single bloody g-d damned thing. 

If the answer to "who says you can't?"  and "what's stopping you?" was a confident,  "no-one (not even yourself) and nothing?"

And then you went out into your day to prove it?

As Glinda the good witch said, "YOU always had the power."
You did.
And still do.

What are you waiting for?

Just wondering y'all.
Just wondering.

1 comment:

Julia said...

Dear Dani,

It feels like you wrote these words just for me today and I so needed to read them. I'm feeling especially sad sitting here on this rainy Tuesday, your words have helped me feel less alone.

What if...? I'm going to fill in my own blanks today.

Loving you so,

Julia