Choosing Your Loss

●♥● Choosing Your Loss ●♥●

“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily.Not to dare is to lose oneself.”

          —Soren Kierkegaard

If you are reading my words here then you likely have dared to attempt to change yourself. You are daring to move towards your goals and seek success. In this place, you likely feel that you are on unsure footing. You do not know if the changes that you are making will succeed or not.  You wonder if your efforts will pay off. You have lost your stability, comfort and familiarity. You are chancing failure, disappointment and pain. Every moment tempts you to give in and go back to your old easy habits and lifestyle. Before you do, consider what you would be losing.

You will lose one more day creating the self that you desire. You will lose the satisfying experience of time spent working toward your goals and sadly you will gain more regret for the possibilities that you neglected. You will lose an opportunity to improve and to grow. You will lose precious time needed to help you become the person that you yearn to be. When you chose not to dare you are actually losing yourself.

Both risk and security both carry loss. One loses stability and the other loses oneself. Knowing this, choose your loss wisely.

Cheers!

©2019 Scott D. Wilson, P.Eng.