My neighbor has a beautiful garden in her yard, in the center of which is a rock engraved with the words “Nothing is written in stone”.
Get it? A stone, with the words “nothing is written in stone” written on it (sigh – makes me laugh every time!)
The other day though, it got me to thinking….Have you ever hesitated in making a decision because you were afraid of making the wrong decision? Or hesitated in taking some action because you were afraid you might not do it “correctly” or well enough? As though somehow this decision or action would be written in stone, forever, no “take-backs”. The truth is, life is full of “take-backs”. You try something, maybe it works, maybe it doesn’t. If it doesn’t well than you try something else. Mistakes are an inevitable part of growing, evolving. If you make a decision and it turns out to be flawed in some way, you learn from it and armed with new information and a new perspective, you make a better decision the next time around. Like good decisions, mistakes propel us forward, whereas indecision and inaction keep us right where we are.
So if there’s something you’ve been hesitant about, make the best decision you can right now and go for it!
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Okay, I admit it, I laughed. But what a great point that stone makes. Nothing IS written in stone. Every day we wake up is a new opportunity for change and to make our lives what we have always dreamed of.
I think I want that stone!
I know! I need to ask her where she got it. Every day IS a new day and we’re never locked into anything. Change and continuous growth help us to become who we REALLY are.
I love this. The rock is awesome, and I also want a rock like that. Fear is a terrible fickle boss. I will remember the rock, the irony of it and the …. the fixity of what’s written on the stone is an openness to mistakes, movement, change. Thank you ! xx Angela
Yay! 🙂 To continuously move forward in spite of the fear!
FEAR can be – false evidence appearing real, or face everything and react. Both help me to realize I am putting off a decision because of something. Sometimes a fear of failing, and sometimes because I know deeply it is the right choice, I am just taking a leap of faith with the result.
Everything is a leap of faith. There are no guarantees, just our belief in ourselves and the courage to create our dreams 🙂
Embrace imperfection. ‘Nuff said. Schweet post, Jennifer!
Yup!Fear of imperfection is like crazy glue – keeps you completely stuck.
So true. Playfulness, curiosity and kindness towards ourselves help our courage in moving forward. Trial and error are our teachers not our judges. You nailed it with the rock visual!
Jennifer, thanks for this great reminder that mistakes still count as action!
Actually, ne of my favorite quotes is from my friend, mentor and coach, Shelly Winters, who said “I have bursts of being a lady but it doesn’t last long”. It’s on a rock on my bedside table.
LOVE it!! 🙂