My mother is an extraordinary cook. Her culinary creations are celebrated by both family and friends. Her cookies are legendary, her macaroni and cheese is simply sensational, and I’ve been told her apple pie is second to none. I don’t like apple pie, so I can’t say! I want to begin by showering her with praise because, despite her remarkable culinary skills, my mom has a bit of a reputation for being, well, a bit clumsy. She has an uncanny ability to attract accidents. In fact, she once managed to break her ankle without even taking a tumble. Gravity and my mother aren’t exactly best friends – it’s a force that occasionally wreaks havoc in her life.
Gravity, in its essence, is a force that pulls us downward, but in a more profound sense, it’s a force that challenges us to lift ourselves up. While gravity might seem like an overwhelming adversary, it’s actually a relatively modest resistance that we face daily. As a species, we’ve developed various ways to overcome this force, from building airplanes to performing breathtaking acrobatics. Our problem today isn’t that we can’t conquer resistance; it’s that we rarely encounter enough of it.
In our modern world, daily challenges often amount to little more than minor irritations. With such minimal resistance against us, we should be able to soar to great heights, almost defying gravity itself. Yet, we don’t. The reason is quite simple: we’re afraid. Afraid of failure, afraid of taking off only to fall, afraid of the possibility that someone might witness our mishaps and laugh.
Gravity is a force of nature, a constant that we cannot control or eliminate. We didn’t create it, but we’ve found ways to work around it. Why, then, can’t we do the same with fear? Unlike gravity, fear is a construct of our minds, something we create. So, circumventing it or banishing it entirely is well within our reach. We have the capacity to fashion our own wings and take flight, free from the shackles of fear that hold us down.
So where are you tied to the ground but you should soaring? Is a real obstacle holding you down or just your fear of taking action? Either way there is bound to be a way around it! It’s up to you to find or stay pinned to the ground. More than anything, the choice is yours. Face fear or live under its thumb!
Pete
Huryk Unlimited 