taking steps ....

Once upon a time.... when we were little .... those of us who blessed with the ability to do so, learned to crawl and then walk.

For months we lay around, having a look the this world, and trying to figure out how it all functions - and just how much or how little of it revolves around us. Eventually, curiosity got the better of us and we decided to do some exploring. We had pretty much tasted everything we had managed to get a hold of ... each and every thing - much to parents distress at times, went straight into the mouth. And generally, we did not die because of it. Luckily.

Then came the day ... there we lay, on our belly - on the floor - and just out of reach was the very thing we wanted to play with or investigate, and somehow we managed to wriggle our little body towards this great treasure. Success. Now we own the whole world. things are there and we can reach them ... with some effort, yes ...but mostly, we can reach them.

Of course, that belly crawling did not satisfy our curiosity for long. So much more to see and do and touch and play with, and sometimes just out of reach. We noticed that the big people could walk. They seemed to rise up like giants, put one foot ahead of the other, repeat the procedure ...and they got to places we could not get to .....

Surely, we thought, surely we can do that too?

And so it began - the striving for the ability to stand upright and do that thing that people kept mentioning - walking. Is he / she walking yet? Has your little one learned to walk?
A week ... two weeks ...perhaps a month ...and then it happened ...standing without falling and then managing to cover ground - on two little feet - often on tippy toes - but walking nonetheless! Champions at movement!!

Years have passed. the whole process is largely taken for granted.

New challenges come our way - and often we are wary of taking the next step. How can that be? Did we not manage to take steps when we were still knee-high to grass-hoppers? How can taking a new step now possibly scare or daunt us - are we not absolutely amazing? We arrived on the planet not being able to even support the weight of our own heads - and within months we were mobile and running!

Our next step is flying - not the flapping wings soaring in the sky thing - flying - in our lives, in our careers, in our chosen paths. In our relationships. Everywhere.

As tiny tots we learned how to walk and talk. Surely anything else is easy in comparison?


Sure hope so ... because I have steps ahead of me that I need to take - and if a baby can learn to walk ... I can do anything!

So can you ......

I dare you ......



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