setting out.

A timely nugget of wisdom from 13th century Persian poet Rumi:

Load the ship and set out. No one knows for certain whether the vessel will sink or reach the harbor. Cautious people say, "I'll do nothing until I can be sure." Merchants know better. If you do nothing, you lose. Don't be one of those merchants who won't risk the ocean.

Rumi's words make so much literal sense to me, I set out on boats all the time. There is never a guarantee that I will reach my destination, but life would be far less thrilling sitting on the dock, watching boats come and go.

I refuse to be someone who doesn't take a chance. I hope that I will always fight against my impulse to keep myself within the realm of comfort and familiarity. I don't want to hold myself in a box, I don't want to be motivated by fear.

Trust is the only thing I can do.