The poet Maya Angelou is credited with saying this quote. I like it and have been pondering it for a month or so. Pondering means that I've posted it on the bulletin board in front of my computer so that I'll see it daily.
So what does it mean to root something out? Does it mean we find the source of our fear? Does it mean we find the courage to examine our lives? Does it mean that we finally look that project or new business idea straight in the face and say, "Bring it!"?
And then you have to figure out what is daring. Does daring mean that I try something that I think I can't do? I tried para-sailing last summer at Lake Tahoe for the first time in my life and loved it even though I never thought I could enjoy being that high in the sky unless I was safely seated in a commercial airliner. Or does it mean taking a chance on a relationship or friendship even though it is not our usual type of relationship?
To me daring means being bold enough (and mature enough) to try something/anything new. We only have one shot at this thing called life and I believe that it is time to stop being timid and start daring.
So, what do you dare to do that you've been putting off?
