I think I have written about this before...
but, even if I have...
It’s worth a second mention...
and likely a third and fourth and fifth...
“The moment that you feel,
just possibly,
you are walking down the street naked,
exposing too much of your heart and your mind,
and what exists on the inside,
showing too much of yourself...
That is the moment,
you might be starting
to
get
it
right.”
Neil Gaiman, author
I LOVE this thought...
I think about it often...
Most of us are so afraid of being naked...
literally
and
figuratively.
And yet, I believe we wall want to live meaningful and authentic lives.
Both literally and figuratively...
be naked!
And, by "be naked", I mean,
be seen...
be bold...
be scared...
ski out on the front of your skis...
lean into the discomfort...
We all want to hide in some way.
We want to live meaningful, authentic lives, but we don't want to fail...
We don't want to be seen "naked" running down the street...
There is such a tension, such a trade-off, such a conflict in our minds...
We want to fly...
but we don't want to jump off the cliff...
I get it.
Because I jumped off the cliff once, and landed not far below.
And, many times in my life, I found comfort in "having jumped" even though I was nested again on a new cliff...
I believe the secret to life is to keep jumping off cliffs...
To jump off "naked",
each time
we jump
we learn
we grow
each time we jump
we are a truer, clearer, bolder version of ourselves...
each time with greater confidence that we can indeed fly...
and every time the first step off the cliff fills us
with fear,
with discomfort,
with energy,
with possibility...
Life is so very short.
Leap often.
Leap naked.
Dare to be seen...
Dare to fail...
Dare to FLY...
as only YOU can...
as only you WILL!
in harmony,
Nestor