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Curveballs – can help us or hurt us – that is a great way to think about things. I can either hit things out of the ballpark or miss and try again. Home runs don’t happen every day, but they can happen more often with practice.\u00a0 That is why when you miss, you can keep on trying!<\/p>\n

When we practice, we learn what didn\u2019t work and what will work.\u00a0 We think about the ways in which we can make things better.\u00a0 A curveball is sent to the batter, he can either swing or let it go to the catcher.\u00a0 Maybe he sees how the ball came in \u2013 fast, inside, outside, low or high.\u00a0 Maybe the ball is outside the batters\u2019 box \u2013 the pitcher must be right on to make the batter swing.<\/p>\n

Sometimes we wait to see how things could be.\u00a0 Waiting is a terrible thing to do.\u00a0 Why do you ask?\u00a0 What if by waiting, we miss the opportunity to get better or we miss hitting the home run we have been wanting to hit all along.\u00a0 Another way the opportunity comes to you, curveballs – can help us or hurt us.<\/p>\n

I took a few chances in the last couple of weeks.\u00a0 Heck, my hubby and I both did.\u00a0 We didn\u2019t know what the outcome would be, but we were betting against the odds and looking to hit it out of the park.<\/p>\n

Being scared is easy \u2013 your mind makes up all kinds of reasons for not doing something.\u00a0 It is constantly looking for reasons to keep you safe.\u00a0 I have been reading a lot and listening to experts tell me one thing \u2013 Your brain is hardwired to keep you safe.\u00a0 It is constantly on the lookout for the proverbial saber tooth tiger, the savage in the next village, or the approaching dangerous weather.<\/p>\n

Decisions are so tough when you have the emotions that go along with the outcome.\u00a0 If we can make our decisions without emotions, many of us wouldn\u2019t be in the turmoil that we are in.\u00a0 We always want what is best and our FEAR takes us to levels of uncertainty that can only be soothed or escalated after we have made that choice.<\/p>\n

We are creatures of fight or flight.\u00a0 Our brains are hardwired to always look for the enemy \u2013 in this case, the what-ifs that might have bad outcomes.\u00a0 If we didn\u2019t have to think about the emotional toll for any of our decisions \u2013 life would always be a thrill ride.\u00a0 Yes, a thrill ride.\u00a0 Taking those plunges and climbing those mountains \u2013 because we can and that is what we chose at the time, without fear.<\/p>\n

We don\u2019t need to worry about those things anymore.\u00a0 We need to tell our brain that we can do the things we want and learn from the failures.\u00a0 Making our choices safer \u2013 doesn\u2019t allow us to learn and grow from them.\u00a0 Granted, I do not want people to make decisions that will harm them or anyone else, in an incapacitated way.<\/p>\n

We spend months, sometimes, in trying to decide what are the what-ifs.\u00a0 We have others to consider all the time.\u00a0 It is never a one and done decision.\u00a0 We have to make choices that not everyone agrees with but the best choice has to be made.\u00a0 We can\u2019t sacrifice one without changing the fate of the others – curveballs – can help us or hurt us.<\/p>\n

I love trying new things that I would have never dreamed about trying.\u00a0 The interests may have come from a family member or friend.\u00a0 I might have put a lot of time in at first and then walked away or I may still be dabbling in week after week.<\/p>\n

Going back to the batter \u2013 what are his choices?\u00a0 Swinging and hitting, swinging and missing, or watching the ball go to the catcher and hope the call is foul and walk to first base.\u00a0 I enjoy at least taking a couple of chances and seeing if I can connect.\u00a0 Letting the pitcher know I am not scared to try.\u00a0 Learning that I can hit the ball, make that one connection, to get to first base or circle the mound, is all I need to know that I can do it and will do it.<\/p>\n

That is not a failure and I am no longer scared.<\/p>\n

I read a saying once -\u201cDon\u2019t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.\u201d \u2013 Robin Sharma – \u00a0http:\/\/www.robinsharma.com\/ has some great insights.<\/p>\n

Mix it up.\u00a0 Try something new \u2013 even if it isn\u2019t on a grand scale.\u00a0 Make it count and chalk it up to new experiences.\u00a0 Choose to live a life well-lived.\u00a0 Opportunity knocks all the time.\u00a0 What door do you want to walk through next?\u00a0 Where will your life lead you?\u00a0 A curveball can help you or hurt you.\u00a0 When will you swing?<\/p>\n

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