Autumn is definitely in the air around the Bay Area, which always makes it feel like a good time for change. I think it is something about school season being in full swing combined with the days getting shorter that makes me feel like both a new year is beginning (I feel my life will always revolve around the school calendar in some way) and that the year is wrapping up (and there is so much left to do!). I felt like this quote from Karen Goldman was particularly good for this time of year. (I even saw at least one person take a photo of it while it was posted on my door.)
“Risk the fall in order to fly” ~Karen Goldman
It is a good reminder, especially when we are trying new things, that we have to risk falling if we are stretching ourselves and trying new things. We have to risk the scrapped knees, the rejection letters, the bruised egos, and the pain of failing and falling. It isn’t any fun, but it is a necessary risk. And it is only with that risk that we might be able to fly and doesn’t that feel good when we do? 🙂
So I’m going to continue to brave the fall so that I can fly and I hope you do, too.