Saturday, August 18, 2012

The BIG Move

Have you ever done anything BIG in your life?  
If so, how did it change you and the people around you? 
Was the sacrifice(s) worth it?  
What did you have to lose to gain what you got from your BIG move?  
If you've never done anything BIG, why not?

Your answers to these questions defines you.  It says everything about who you are, what you value, and your character.  The answers are your secrets to live with, your regrets, your claim to fame, and your legacy.

Although I do believe that most people often think about how they've changed by doing something BIG, I don't think that they realize that doing something BIG also changes the people around them.

When you do something BIG, you make a conscious decision to change lives.  Sometimes it's just your life that changes, but that depends on your definition of BIG, e.g. getting a small tattoo on your inner ankle or cutting off all of your hair.  Usually it's how your life changes those around you that is the most interesting and noteworthy change that occurs.

Doing something BIG might remind and inspire others that they are capable of doing BIG things too.  Conversely, however, it might incite jealousy and insecurity in others because they lack the courage, confidence, and/or faith to make their own BIG move.  There's really no way to know how your move will effect others until you make the BIG move.

Of course making a BIG move is a gamble.  Sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose, in ways that you never imagined were possible.  But, maybe the things you lose were never meant to be in your life anyway and the things you gain have been waiting in the universe's trust for you all along.

Recommendation: 

Do Something BIG!  One thing or anything... because who wants to be 80 years old thinking about who they could have been and what they could have done, rather than just doing it and leaving the regrets to someone else.  We are living our lives now.  Our hopes and dreams are just that, hopes and dreams; they are not our lives and they are not reality -- we can't feel accomplished about a thought that we had.  We can't get credit for our desires, we only get it for our deeds.  Make your deeds/life count today.

Peace and Love,

Ms. Daze

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