Ledge

Every day I get so close to it.

I look down and consider dismounting from the ground I stand on but I can never push myself to jump all in. Instead I inch down that slope hoping the dirt below me will keep my feet grounded.

I look down and psyche myself out. I question my ability rather than trusting in the ability I have.

But today, it hit me.

EVERY TIME YOU FEEL SCARED AND PUSH THROUGH, YOU GROW.

When I thought I couldn’t, somebody else said I could. It wasn’t me. But every time I proved myself that it was possible, that ledge seemed more and more appealing. The idea of falling gets less and less scary the more you jump.

Soon enough that ledge is no longer something you see.

It’s no longer something you think twice about. The hesitation is gone, you just jump.

The first time, second time, third time, every time you approach that ledge and look down you are terrified, until… you just jump one time.

All it takes is one big jump to convince yourself it is really not as intimidating as it seems.

I’ve jumped, I’ve fallen, I’ve crashed, but I’ve gotten up.

I’m no longer scared of that cliff, but now a new cliff has appeared. This one larger than any before. So I walk up to it just like any other and my heart begins to pound, I start to get light headed. It seems impossible.

But then… I remember. I look back at all those ledges behind me. I see the spots I fell time after time, I see the scars that have been left on my skin, I see the blood spilled in the dirt. But it doesn’t matter because it’s no longer in front of me, it’s behind me. I didn’t go around it, I went right through it, I conquered it.

WHAT MAKES THIS LEDGE ANY DIFFERENT?

I will never see the bottom unless I make the jump. The potential will never be realized unless the big step is taken.

I know I will make the jump because I’ve done it before. I’ve done it when I was scared, weak, lost. And I’ve always made it through.

How much do you trust yourself?

How much do you believe in what you can do?

How much do you trust in your ability to succeed?

Remind yourself of what you have done.

Celebrate your wins, but always look forward to the next one.

Don’t wait to jump because you are unsure of what is on the other side, just go for it. Because if you don’t you will never know what you are capable of doing.