In conservation, they talk about leaving a smaller footprint.
In life, for our relationships, and for our legacy we really need to be leaving a larger footprint! A footprint of amazing experiences, learning, exploration, education, culture, personal challenge and growth.
Anais Nin said, “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”
I love that quote, it’s spot on. I’m not talking about jumping out of the trenches facing gunfire courage, or standing firm against a marauding tiger courage, I’m talking about having the courage to calculate risks and then take them. To control as much as you can in your life, rather than have your reaction to a situation control you.