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Questions to Ponder: What's holding you back?

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Quick Quote: "We must build dikes of courage to hold back the flood of fear." ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Conquering Boulders (Sweet Success)

Along the way I’ve often been afraid: afraid of the ice on the roads, afraid to challenge myself, afraid to ride my bike over rough terrain, afraid to expose my inner feelings, afraid I might fail, afraid someone would laugh, afraid I’d be afraid—afraid…

If I’m perfectly honest with myself, I still secretly harbor many of these fears. I feel their hot breath on my neck almost daily; however, I’ve discovered that most failures aren’t as painful or as embarrassing as I feared, laughing at my own mistakes still releases endorphins, and people are far better than I expect—more likely to applaud my efforts and cheer me on than to laugh at or mock me.

And, success is so sweet.

So, while I sometimes still walk my bike over the rocks, I’m learning, one failure at a time, that trying is always better than giving up—regardless of the outcome. And, success is so sweet.

So put on your game face, stare fear in the eye, failure in the face, and plunge into this joyful journey.

Naked and Vulnerable (Thoughts from the Pot): Fears frustrate success.

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Pot Epiphanies: Hatred always tears down; it never builds up.

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 Pot Epiphanies: The beauty of putting others first is this: That single selfless act inherently satisfies one of our deepest needs—the need to be connected

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Questions to Ponder: What would you do if you had no fear?

Resolving to Resolve (Mapping the Journey)

Along the way I’ve experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly of new year’s resolutions—I’ve made many, never started some, successfully completed few, and broken most.

Throughout the years I’ve discovered that the power of making new year’s resolutions isn’t in the success or failure of my resolutions; instead, it’s in the honest inventory of the past and the continued assessment of future goals and dreams.

January 1st is a check point of sorts—a time to determine where I am and where I want to go; a time to pull out the map to be sure I’m still on the right road (or if I’m on a road at all). Sometimes wandering leads me to interesting places, but a trip taken without ever consulting a map is a meandering journey leading nowhere.

So, break out The Map and determine where your joyful journey will lead in this new year.

Naked and Vulnerable (Thoughts from the Pot): Searching for direction in life without God’s Word is like using a cereal box in place of an atlas.