Hi 4C Women,
Great tips on creating and living with enthusiasm, especially that practice makes permanent.
I organized some of my 30 years of WFS papers and found a message from Nancy Cross dated Nov. 26, 2007 taken from Days of Healing-Days of Joy by Larsen & Hegarty that I would like to share along with my comments from that day. It still rings true for me and demonstrates that insightful guidance remains timeless.
"Passivity and patience are not the same thing. We can wait our whole lives for fortune or love to come our way, but if we don't initiate action (which means risking failure) the opportunities that pass before us daily will probably never be actualized.
Boldness is the opposite of passivity. To be bold means to choose our destination, to set our own course, and to be brave enough to correct that course if we decide it's not taking us where we want to go.
To be bold is to act...not with ruthless aggression...but with determined energy. It is to reach out and move toward what we are seeking rather than waiting for it to magically materialize.
When we are able to identify our wants and needs, we become better at making choices and at plotting a personal program of growth. Learning to proceed this way takes courage and practice...and the firm conviction that we ARE worth the trouble."
Today, I will act...not react.
This day I am a hammer...not a nail.
EnJOY!
Nancy
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Hi 4C Women,
I love the image of being a hammer rather than a nail. It represents the truth that we are in charge of our decisions, our plans. It doesn't mean that our plans always work out the way we hoped but we are in charge of making them! Taking risks, building our resiliency against reacting negatively towards disappointment, learning what brings us joy and making plans for our future are all part of building a phenomenal tool chest. Start building! Love, 4C WFS Member