There is an all too familiar situation that comes into play with how we are approached by opportunities where it can intimidate us. Why is that? Life is too short for regret. What are we afraid of? Success? The realization that you could actually do something greater than you thought you could? The fact that you might not know how to deal with that realization? True, great things do not happen overnight but takes an honest effort, practice, and work. That does not mean its beyond reach. We may feel that we are small and pointless. Like our talents and gifts are irrelevant in the world. A possible feeling of "somebody has already done that 1,000,000 times better than I could ever do it" may cloud our ambitions. In the movie Coach Carter comes an inspirational speech from a teenager who throughout the entire movie was asked by the coach what his deepest fear was. After much trial throughout the story he paraphrased the reknowned quote from Marianne Williamson like this;
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our dark that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people don't feel insecure around you.We are all meant to shine as children do. Its not just in some of us; its in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsiously give other people to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. Sir I just wanna say thank you . . . You saved my life."
Take this man for example who pursued what he always wanted to do.
The fact is, nobody is a nobody. We all have something great. The gifts we have could save and benefit others. Through a chorus of a song titled "Someday" by Tegan and Sara comes a "what if?" perspective. Almost an invitation or challenge to push yourself to break those barriers of self-doubt and fear and make something happen. The theme of the song is a "you never know what might happen unless you take that step forward" or a "you never know who you might influence or whose lives you might touch".
"Might paint something I might wanna hang here someday
Might write something I might wanna say to you someday
Might do something I'd be proud of someday
Mark my words, I might be something someday"
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