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23 Decemeber 2024
A Leap of Faith


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Have you ever felt the pull of a leap of faith? Those words alone capture the rawness of stepping into the unknown, where every tether to comfort loosens, leaving you weightless, wondering, on the edge of something profound.

Have you ever found yourself in that suspended moment just before the leap? A space caught between the possibility of greatness and the dread of failure. You feel it deep in your core, where whispers of doubt gather, questioning who you are to want more, to seek beyond the familiar horizon. And yet, beneath the hesitation, have you felt a deeper urge—a knowing that nudges you closer to the edge? It could be hope, or perhaps the spark of curiosity, wondering not just what you might gain but who you might become.

Have you looked down at the ground beneath you, solid yet lifeless? The predictable rhythms of daily life lulling you into a trance of safety, a dance with routines that quietly cage the wildness within. You glance back and see the familiar, well-worn and comfortable. Yet when you look forward, there’s only sky—vast, unmapped, calling you to surrender control, to entrust the weight of your dreams to something greater.

Have you felt the ache of knowing that to stay is also a choice—a choice with its own risks? For all its comfort, staying means missing the unknown richness of new worlds and untold opportunities. It means being shadowed by the quiet weight of ‘what if’, the lingering cloud of regret over a path never taken. Because if you choose to stay, you might stay safe—but will you stay whole?

Have you dared to shed your layers in that leap? To peel back the armour, exposing tender hopes and daring dreams to the light of reality. And yes, maybe you’ll falter. Maybe you’ll fall. But in that fall, there’s freedom too—a dizzying liberation that comes from trusting, just once, in the unpredictable. You may not know where you’ll land, but isn’t that the beauty? Because in landing, you ground yourself somewhere new, somewhere that stretches the edges of who you are.

Have you felt the leap become a conversation between your heart and the unknown? A promise whispered into the wind, carried by currents into the vastness of possibility.

And have you seen the vision ahead, sharp in places but softened around the edges? Each choice creating ripples that spread in endless directions. A crystalline image hovers just beyond reach, while everything else fades, dissolving into something softer, dreamlike. The edges blur, as if the world around this vision holds its breath, waiting for you to decide.

Have you ever known, even in the blur and uncertainty, that this leap would reveal parts of yourself no steady path ever could? That the risk of jumping might just lead to a life of deeper happiness, more opportunity, the fullness of your own unfolding. Because sometimes, without answers or a map, the leap itself becomes the only way forward, leading you to the depths of who you’re meant to be.

And as I think of this leap, I’m reminded of the smallest creatures, tiny underwater critters who, day after day, venture into their own vast unknowns. They dive into the depths, ride currents from coral to anemone, or propel themselves right into open water, with a strength and boldness that seem to eclipse my own. Without hesitation or second-guessing, they navigate swirling waters, in search of food, in pursuit of light, or simply because instinct calls. I wonder if these tiny beings sense the risk of their leap each time they make it—or if they already understand something we’re still learning: that to leap is to live.

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