A superb lesson in determination and perseverance no matter what from Callie. How good are you at leaping for new opportunities in spite of seemingly invincible odds stacked against you?
More wonderful food for thought from Bob Proctor's Insight of the Day.
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, 'I'll try again tomorrow. -Mary Anne Radmacher
How many times have ideas occurred to you, simple and straightforward that felt right but because they were outside your normal frame of reference you procrastinated until you killed it and your shivery excitement about it?
How many times has an opportunity presented itself to you and due to the spurious reasons you created to stop yourself from doing it, like where I am going to find the time, what will people say, my "family/friends" won't approve, and more crap like that and you let it die?
Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy. -Dale Carnegie
Let me tell you something people, if you do not dare to dream you will never get anywhere in
your life. You
will stay stuck living the life and remain unfulfilled living what someone else planned for you, be they parents, husband, boss etc.
Dare to demand what you want, step out of that box you are squeezed into and spread your wings!
Nothing great has ever been achieved except by those who dared to believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances. - Bruce Barton
Leap for New Opportunities
Callie, the little kitten we rescued from the brush, walked across the back of our sofa and looked anxiously at me. Her eyes were wide with anticipation. I slipped my hand under the blanket we use for naps. My fingers wiggled under the soft cloth. Callie prepared herself. Her furry bottom twitched. Callie swished her tail back and forth, as she focused on the moving blanket. I watched carefully, ready for her attack.
Callie twitched her rear end one last time, leapt into the air and with her paws spread like the wings of a bird, landed on the scary moving blanket. Armed with sharp claws and teeth, she fearlessly attacked the ferocious moving cloth. She sank her dagger sharp teeth and claws into fabric and shook her head to make sure she made the kill.
The blanket was not ready to give up. My hand, slightly protected by the blanket, fought back. Callie tumbled to the left, got a new grip on the evil blanket and was thrown to the right, where she landed on her back, but continued to do battle. The fight seemed to be over, but Callie did not give up. She withdrew her claws, ran to the end of the sofa and planned a new attack.
She dropped to the floor and watched the blanket from a new angle. Her eyes followed every movement it made. She waited for an opening in its defense and leapt on it again. She landed hard and gripped my hidden hand with a vengeance. Her claws and teeth pierced the fabric and my skin. I screamed and pulled my hand away.
Callie won! She always does.
I wish I had her fearlessness. Where would I be today, if I did what she does? I've looked at many scary moving blankets in my life. There were a few I had the courage leap on, like taking a new job in another city. Mostly, I've seen the blanket move and ran away, afraid of the challenge.
We saved Callie from a life of dumpster feeding and that little furry girl taught me a life lesson - have no fear! Accept the challenge. Leap for new opportunities.
Michael T. Smith
Michael lives in Caldwell, Idaho with his wonderful wife Ginny. He writes in his spare time and is completing a collection of his stories to be called, From My Heart to Yours. To read more of his stories, go to:
http://ourecho.com/biography-353-Michael-Timothy-Smith.shtml#stories
