To Risk It All

People everywhere all the time, you can't escape it. Iwere raised.
guess you can leave if you want. You can go into"I hate my job, but it's comfortable" I've heard these
the wilderness and build yourself a cabin somewherewords uttered on more than a dozen occasions.
unknown, hide in the woods, create your own homeWhat is the true reason we don't change what were
away from society, isolate yourself and becomedoing? Is it because we enjoy the suffering? Is it
completely self sufficient. Maybe that would be good.because we're lying about hating our job and we
Maybe it would be good to go out on your own andactually love it? I think not. What it comes down to is
stay for an extended period of time in a remotethe fear of the unknown, the fear of not knowing
location. Go somewhere away from the pace of citywhat will happen if we leave. The fear of not finding
life. Come to think of it, at this day and age what anhappiness in one way, shape or form. It's been
experience that would be for all the city dwellersdumbed down to, "Well I couldn't accomplish my
who have never left the fast pace life of thedreams so I'll settle for this".
metropolis to enter that unknown realm.We end up living our life's "Plan B". Well I say SCREW
It's funny because if the people I was surroundedPlan B. There should be no Plan B to your dreams and
with were people that all lived on a farm I wouldgoals. Your dreams should be what you create, your
probably be telling them to move to the city togoals should be manifesting themselves everyday,
experience city life. It's all relative. There was athere is no need to settle for anything less. Don't get
religious man who once said that hell wouldn't betrapped in the rat race where every one says to
extreme heat, it would be extreme heat until youyou "Well that's a nice Idea... but don't quit your day
started to get used to it, then it would switch tojob". To hell with them, what do they know? Just
extreme cold, then back to extreme heat untilbecause they are unable to open their eyes and go
infinity. Now, I'm not one to believe in hell, other thanafter what they truly want in life doesn't mean that
the ones that people some times create foryou have to join the collective unconscious.
themselves, but that quote certainly helps explain theWe all have the power to create whatever we want
point of how things can unconsciously becometo experience in this life. There is only one thing that
"comfortable".separates those who do and do not. This is the thing
Now there is nothing wrong with being comfortablethat separates the wealthy from the poor and the
and yet as human beings we sometimes get stuck inlions from the sheep. It is simply this. The will to ACT.
being "comfortable". It tends to hold us back fromThe desire to show up. Being great, and
accomplishing what we truly want to experience inaccomplishing amazing things is simple, you just have
life. It's even sad some times because people end upto do it. That's what it takes, the will show up. And
being comfortable in really unhealthy circumstances.you'll find that once you start, it makes it very easy
Being abused and not leaving the relationship, workingfor you to create what you want, simply because
a numbing job that serves no higher purpose, orVERY FEW DO. All it takes is will, and a dream.
even living a life of blind faith because that's how you