My Two Cents....

I've realized recently that doubt is unavoidable. In all its grittiness, and biting ferocity, it is doubt that makes faith possible. It is not knowing if there will be solid ground to land on that makes the leap so beautifully freeing.

I have been holding onto the ground, waiting for a sign from the other side, to let me know it is safe to jump. But now, I can't look down anymore at the chasm beneath me, without looking back at the journey that led me here. And when I look back, clarity ensues. I am no longer afraid to want things, to want to express myself in music - and to give in fully to the indescribable joy of creation. How can I expect providence to assist me, when I doubt her in the first place?

Life is about living, and so many of us, including myself have spent too long sleeping. We let fears grow up all around us like weeds we can't pull off, and they only get stronger in their roots as time goes on. But we are all more powerful then we realize, and once we let go of fear, I believe that power becomes unstoppable.

So find your passion. Find your love. Find what it is that you want, and claim it. It is your birth-right to know joy. As for me, some ... (+) expand

My Two Cents....

I've realized recently that doubt is unavoidable. In all its grittiness, and biting ferocity, it is doubt that makes faith possible. It is not knowing if there will be solid ground to land on that makes the leap so beautifully freeing.

I have been holding onto the ground, waiting for a sign from the other side, to let me know it is safe to jump. But now, I can't look down anymore at the chasm beneath me, without looking back at the journey that led me here. And when I look back, clarity ensues. I am no longer afraid to want things, to want to express myself in music - and to give in fully to the indescribable joy of creation. How can I expect providence to assist me, when I doubt her in the first place?

Life is about living, and so many of us, including myself have spent too long sleeping. We let fears grow up all around us like weeds we can't pull off, and they only get stronger in their roots as time goes on. But we are all more powerful then we realize, and once we let go of fear, I believe that power becomes unstoppable.

So find your passion. Find your love. Find what it is that you want, and claim it. It is your birth-right to know joy. As for me, some say I am running from life. But I know I am running towards it. I am running with ever-increasing speed towards the end of this long-treaded cliff, and when I leap, I will feel the clouds at my feet, and wait for new ground to meet me.

Grace and Peace,

ANJ (-) collapse