Dare To Live, Trust Your Heart: The World Needs People Who Have Come Alive & Are Passionate
Posted: Wednesday, September 08, 2010
by Fran Larson
http://www.franniesquotes.com/
Do you have something that you would love to do but a little voice keeps telling you many reasons why you cannot/should not do it? Do you have friends or family members who try and sabotage your efforts to follow your dreams? If you were on your deathbed now, what would you regret not achieving? If you answered yes, to any of these questions, I challenge you to trust your heart and follow your dreams. I dare you to "dare to live."
In fact, there is a song with the title of "Dare to Live:"
Lyrics to Dare To Live (Vivere) :
Try looking at tomorrow not yesterday
And all the things you left behind
All those tender words you did not say
The gentle touch you couldn't find
In these days of nameless faces
There is no one truth but only pieces
My life is all I have to give
Dare to live until the very last
Dare to live forget about the past
Dare to live giving something of yourself to others
Even when it seems there's nothing more left to give
Ask yourself what is holding you back from your dreams? Are you sabotaging yourself?
Dr. Jason Plaks is a social psychologist at the University of Toronto. He researched self-sabotage and why some people can't handle success with Kristin Stecher, a research scientist at the University of Washington. They found that if people think their professional skills and abilities are fixed, they'll become anxious if they're successful. These researchers found that people with a fixed view of their abilities get disoriented when they succeed, and their performance then spirals downward. (From Suite101: How Fear of Success Works: Signs of Self-Sabotaging Your Relationships & Goals, & Why You Do It
One of my favorite writers, Erma Bombeck believed that women sabotage themselves in various ways and that leads to self-defeat, depression and despair.
"Great dreams…never even get out of the box," says Bombeck. "It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line, to hold them up and say, ‘How good or how bad am I?' That's where courage comes in."
Now That You Are Inspired, Never Give Up
Never give up, when following your dreams. This frog fable will say it better than I can:
A frog was hopping around a farmyard, when it decided to investigate the barn. Being somewhat careless, and maybe a little too curious, he ended up falling into a pail half-filled with fresh milk.
As he swam about attempting to reach the top of the pail, he found that the sides of the pail were too high and steep to reach. He tried to stretch his back legs to push off the bottom of the pail but found it too deep. But this frog was determined not to give up, and he continued to struggle .He kicked and squirmed and kicked and squirmed, until at last, all his churning about in the milk had turned the milk into a big hunk of butter. The butter was now solid enough for him to climb onto and get out of the pail! "Never Give Up!"
Take A Risk: Just Do It – Whatever It Is
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it. ~Pablo Picasso
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap. ~Cynthia Heimel, "Lower Manhattan Survival Tactics
Dare To Live
To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. To not dare is to lose oneself. ~Soren Kierkegaard
Even if you just scanned my article quickly, please promise me you will view this song, "Dare to Live" Andrea Bocelli & Laura Pausini at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Dnu3h1UjM Anyway, you have to see it just to see Laura's dress!
Does life seem so hard and unfair? If so, read my new article: /swa622979-Life-Is-Hard-And-Not-Fair-How-To-Welcome-Unfairness-In-Your-Life-And-Find.htm
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More commentsYour article came just in the nick of time. They are always so encouraging. Thank you for sharing and for the link to Dare To Live. , Linda D
That was a very inspirational song Fran, thanks for sharing
I really enjoy your thought provoking & cheer-up style articles...Great going Fran! Bless you...RegardsCP
Very nice Linda. Thank you.Best......e
It is an inspiring article Fran. But what if what you want to do isn't good for you and you know it? It would be nice to just do it, but sometimes we just can't.
Your article is truly inspiring. So I will go ahead and leap.
Excellent advice, I'll take it!!!Thanks for sharing it with the Search Warp community.
Very nicely done. This made my morning.
A great message, one well worth repeating. Thanks Fran.
See there- you're the same wonderful person you've always been.......and your writing still shows it-
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