The
word “just” is an adverb. The meaning
for our word today is “indicating that
somebody will begin doing something or something will start happening now.”
I
love that concept of “somebody will begin doing …”
That
is what this is all about.
Our
premise is this: When plan A fails, you
still have 25 other options. And the key
to executing those other options is to start some kind of action, some activity
that will move you along.
By
now we all recognize the phrase that the Nike shoe company has made famous – “Just
Do It”.
So,
if you've failed what next? After analyzing,
dissecting, investigating and dismembering all of the reasons for a failed
plan, we begin to see reasons, faults and options that open up to us
And
after deciding which of those paths to take, it is simply a matter of putting
one foot in front of the other and going after our dream in a new way and with
a renewed sense of purpose.
As
our definition above says – “We begin doing something.” We just begin it.
Is
this easy? Not always.
Is
it necessary? Yes.
This
I know – unless we do something in the way of action or activity, we will stay
where we are. But you and I are action
people. We are not “do nothing"
people.
We
are made of better stuff than that. We
cannot lie down and let our dreams die.
We are still holding onto our dream of dreams and we have already
determined within us the next steps to take.
And
now comes the “just” part.
We
“JUST” begin. We “do”.
Rarely
will someone come along and give us a stash of cash. Rarely will someone walk up and hand us a new
and revised blueprint for our dreams.
More
often than not, it takes good old guts and determination, mixed with a lot of
faith in self and faith in the seeds of our dreams. We find it within ourselves to “JUST” go back
to the batter’s box one more time, swing the bat and make a play.
As
Brene Brown talks about (and I am paraphrasing) in her marvelous book Daring Greatly, we show great courage
when we try again. We show extreme
courage by getting back up after a failure.
Do
you have a dream?
Has
your dream hit a snag?
Does
your dream need re-tweaking?
Just
find a way around or through the roadblock.
JUST!
P Michael Biggs
Offering
Hope
Encouragement
Inspiration
One Word
at a Time
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