The Courage to Pursue Happiness and Growth

 All planned and thought out channges happens only after careful assessments and acceptance of the 'need' to change. Be it a business or a personal decision. We need to ask a simple question to ourselves - "Are we happy where we are?" If yes, Wonderful! Stay there and enjoy. But if we are not, there is no reason to feel disappointed. It only means that it's time for us to move on. And moving on means "change". In order to reach a different place (job, relationship, situation in general) the only possible way is to bravely face the unknown. We have to take a chance, leave the old behind so that the new can manifest itself. We need to experience a loss if we want to gain, to reach our goal. We need to feel secure, ofcourse, that's why we don't really like to abandon what we have been familiar with for such a long time, but the choice is in front of us. Either we stay where we are (and feel unhappy, unfulfilled, even a victim) or have the courage to change direction, to step into a path that leads...who knows where?


Courage has been defined not as the lack of fear but as the capacity to face whatever one is afraid of. What is your position here?

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