In the early 1980’s I was captivated by Shirley MacLaine’s book Out On A Limb – particularly with her quote…in order to get to the fruit of the tree, you have to go out on a limb.
Other versions of the same sentiment read;
Don't be afraid to go out on the limb. That's where the fruit is.
~ H Jackson Browne
What is more mortifying than to feel you've missed the Plum for want of courage to shake the Tree? ~ Logan Pearsall Smith
We seem to carry
What is more mortifying than to feel you've missed the Plum for want of courage to shake the Tree? ~ Logan Pearsall Smith
We seem to carry
within us two conflicting energies – the one willing to dare, risk and embrace the unknown and the other which fearfully locks into prudence and guaranteed safety.
From a spiritual perspective, we could choose to view our approach to navigating the mysteries of life from a simple, singular directive – our intuition.
Becoming in touch with our ever present internal guidance system tells us when to leap and when to not. It moves us out of the realm of the external, rational mind and offers us the chance to exercise our faith by embracing the unknown. Intuition invites us to not to be afraid of progress and the process of risk.
Ask yourself, “Where am I afraid to move forward because of something from my past?”
Our breakthroughs lie out on that proverbial limb of fresh perspective and willingness.
Sometimes the fruit is attainable the moment we inch our way out onto risk's seemingly skinny branches. Sometimes the branch breaks, we fall, feel stupid, stand-up and see the fruit lying next to us on the ground. Sometimes....
Regardless the process, the intention of embracing the adventure will always bring harvest. The more we are willing to be the vessel for the Infinite to express, the more it can. The more we quiet the turbulence of our doubt and simply listen to what our "gut" is telling us, the more the adventure becomes thrilling. We disregard the naysayers and maintain our spiritual identity through the valley's of fearing what other's will think. Many great ideas have been lost because the people who had them could not stand being laughed at.
From a spiritual perspective, we could choose to view our approach to navigating the mysteries of life from a simple, singular directive – our intuition.
Becoming in touch with our ever present internal guidance system tells us when to leap and when to not. It moves us out of the realm of the external, rational mind and offers us the chance to exercise our faith by embracing the unknown. Intuition invites us to not to be afraid of progress and the process of risk.
Ask yourself, “Where am I afraid to move forward because of something from my past?”
Our breakthroughs lie out on that proverbial limb of fresh perspective and willingness.
Sometimes the fruit is attainable the moment we inch our way out onto risk's seemingly skinny branches. Sometimes the branch breaks, we fall, feel stupid, stand-up and see the fruit lying next to us on the ground. Sometimes....
Regardless the process, the intention of embracing the adventure will always bring harvest. The more we are willing to be the vessel for the Infinite to express, the more it can. The more we quiet the turbulence of our doubt and simply listen to what our "gut" is telling us, the more the adventure becomes thrilling. We disregard the naysayers and maintain our spiritual identity through the valley's of fearing what other's will think. Many great ideas have been lost because the people who had them could not stand being laughed at.
Ironically, it requires far less energy to embrace the adventure than it does to resist it.
As the Roman philosopher Seneca said, “It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
Here’s to seeing you out on the skinny branches.
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