Thoughts on Motion...An Overly-Long Away Message

Okay, I lied about no deep thoughts tonight...believe it or not this started as an away message and turned into a blog...enjoy...smile...email me a quote...run around in the rain with friends...do something.

When did the world ever bend to your will and thank you for asking something of it? No...the world will stare defiantly into your face until you raise your gaze from the safe ground beneath your feet, look to the sky, and dare life to defy you. More than this defiance, there must be action. Move in the direction of your hopes, your dreams, the random whims that make you happy...dare to allow your emotions to well up and fill your soul with joy or despair. Then, now that you're looking in the direction of your dreams, stop and look around you. See those whose paths cross or run alongside yours or whose paths are different and unique. If you can only do one thing, move in the direction of your dreams. You will have seen life. If you can do more than that, meet those around you on the way. You will have lived. Dare to do so.

In the immortal words of Yoda--"Do or do not. There is no 'try'." In some sense this is true--the first part at least is. The second, however, is misleading. Trying is not the key... there is no key. Nothing will magically transform your life into what you want it to be with a simple turn and a shake or two. Rather...life is a maze (sounds uplifting, I know)...Trying is the starting point, but you will INEVITABLY hit a dead end. You will have to try again to reach the same goal. You may NEVER reach that goal, but you will find new ones to take it's place. Most of all you will have learned something, met someone, grown into a more compelte person along the way.

As corny a goal as ever there was, I'm adopting this one as my own--try something new every day. I'm not going to plan it, but I'm going to work it in. I want to meet people and have deeper relationships and move forward in my faith and...DO EVERYTHING. Okay, one step at a time. Here goes.

Uplifting thoughts guys...Katie