What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?

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Today I am posting a question and inviting you to make a list of answers for yourself.  It can be easier to do nothing than to do something with the fear of failure.

The year after my late husband passed away, I was seeking a way to pull my life back together again.  I read an article in a magazine about a woman who had opened a shop in Lincolnshire selling crafts and beautiful household items and gifts.  By the time I had finished reading the article, I knew that I wanted to do the same.  Did I have retail experience?...no!, did I have unlimited funds to support this venture?...no!  Yet something inside, my inner wisdom was telling me to go ahead.  I set about securing a shop unit, ordering stock, advertising and preparing to start on a new adventure with my lovely little shop called Hearts and Angels.  Was I frightened?, not one bit.  Even though I had left the security of the Civil Service, I felt that it was the right thing for me to do. 

The first year was amazing and and the adventure proved to be everything I hoped it would be.  In that year, I had become more interested in learning about Angels and I had met some wonderful people who were to take me on another adventure into Reiki and Holistic Therapy.  The second year of the shop came at the start of a recession and sales slowed down.  By this time I had qualified as an Angel Therapist, Reiki Practitioner and had several other therapies that I was trained to do.

I took a brave decision and closed the little shop as it had been such a lovely couple of years, I did not want to resent it as finances were slowing.  I never felt that my business failed.  I saw it as a stepping stone to meet the right people at the right time to bring me closer to my Life Purpose and Life mission.  I created a therapy room at home, I now run workshops, give talks, attend charitable events and reach out to as many people who need me and what I have to offer.

I believed that I would not fail.  I believed that I was capable of changing my life.  Perhaps my courage came from a desire to create a better life after such a traumatic bereavement had blown away my very foundation, or perhaps it was the time in my life that I could do something without fear.  It would have been so easy to stay in the familiar surroundings of a secure job with a good pension.  It would have been easier to turn up every day, do a job that I knew well and take the money at the end of the month.  I knew I wanted life to change and I knew that the only person who could make that happen was indeed me!

So please take some time today to reflect on you and what you would like to change and really give some thought to "What would you attempt to do if you knew you would not fail?"

Love and Blessings,

Jean Fisher-Taylor