More importantly, nothing lasts forever if you don’t want it to.
The rut you’re in doesn’t have to last.
The job you’re doing doesn’t have to last.
Why would you not try, do, love, care, make something new?
If you don’t like it, it doesn’t have to last forever.
I think to the time I wanted to try splitting logs for this orphanage in Cambodia. The girl (yes, girl about half my age) handed me an axe. I tried it. I was (somewhat) successful for a short period of time. Many would see taking the axe as a commitment to split all the wood. Not the case.
I gave the axe back to her and she went back to showing me up while all the other kids laughed at me. It was cute.
Or this buddy I’m mentoring through the Madison reading project. It’s new. It’s scary. It’s challenging. (Yes, being a mentor is hard. Who would have guessed?) Yet, I don’t have to do it forever. Nor do you. Nor does anyone.
Don’t let the fear of commitment, of permanency, stop you from trying something new. Things last as long as you want them to, often times shorter than you want them to.
Stay Positive & You Only Fail When You Don’t Try
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