Put that thought into action

And what he greatly thought, he nobly dared. Homer

I think most of us have a thought of something we consider to be grand, great, necessary even. But we stop short at the thought because we can't find the courage within to attempt it. We let all sorts of excuses and reasons keep us from daring to attempt to put this thought into action.
One such excuse is that it isn't "grand" enough in the big scheme of things. Oh yeah, who says so? What if it changed 2 people in your world but then those two people also practiced it and their attempts changed 2 more and so on? The domino effect would happen. Forget 2 people - what about just one? Our worlds change, usually, one person at a time.
Have you been entertaining great thoughts lately? What is stopping you from nobly daring to put action into them? You have the courage within you, reach deep and touch it and see what will happen then. You really have nothing to lose but oh so much to gain.

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April 5, 2015

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