Inspiration is definitely all around us, but for the purpose
of this post, we're looking up.
Last month, daredevil Nik Wallenda and his sister, Lijana, performed a high wire act in Times Square. It was exciting and emotional. During a
practice a few years back, Lijana fell from the wire. She broke every bone in her
face and was not expected to survive, let alone walk (on the ground!) again. So while it was amazing to see her up in Times Square, it was more thrilling to
me to watch her take some of those early steps right above my head.
Wallenda makes some of his wire walking practice sessions free and open to the public. My husband and I
went to the first one. The crowd was silent as Lijana got up on the wire, but the desire for
her to succeed was practically thrumming through all of us, as if we were screaming on the inside. It wasn't until she made it all the way across that the crowd
breathed a sigh of relief then erupted into applause.
It all starts with one step. One step toward a dream. One step toward better health. One step toward freeing yourself from whatever chains hold you back, hold you down. It's okay if the step feels terrifying to you, but easy and normal to everyone else. It's okay if you need a harness or a safety net, especially in the beginning.
And even though most of us don’t have a crowd of people cheering for us and taking our photos (thank goodness for that last part!), we usually have at least a few special people rooting for us.
And, if it helps at all, please know that from this tiny
corner of the blogosphere, I am wildly applauding your progress.
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Who or what has inspired you lately? Why? Let's put some
positive energy out into the world!
