Fearless And Faithful

When you think about the many people that help inspire you and the rest of the world, there are similar attributes that I am sure you can find will be a thread that weaves these individuals characteristics together.  Among them you would probably find risk taking, as a formidable item on the top of this list.  When people let go of their fears or better yet confront them, they end up overcoming many types of obstacles that may have been in their way.  Risk taking and being fearless, can be defined as uniquely as there are people on this planet.  Primarily, one can say that these individuals push their boundaries and are not satisfied with the status quo.  It behooves these folks to know that they surpass the limits of their potential by constant challenges they create on their own.  Many people gravitate to the safety end of being fearless, which most would categorize as a calculated risk.  In doing so, one measures and sets limits to the amount of loss or gain they would be comfortable with.  There is defined area that these individuals would draw the line at and at a certain point would not cross.  The fearless individuals may see the line, but they cross it anyway.  There are circumstances where they will have greater rewards as a result or perhaps they may take a loss that was a bit harder than they thought.  What I find with people like them is that their attitude defines what someone else's perceived losses would be.  For those individuals, they may say that they grew from the experience and never looked at it as a negative, simply a positive.  I also find that they are faithful to their standard of living, which means they don't live with compromising as a defined boundary either.  Most may say that what you see is what you get and for that many people could learn a lesson or two from this type of thinking.  When  you think about the type of person that you are and if risk taking does not jump to the top of your list, while it is something that you aspire to, then begin making small adjustments in order to inhabit more of these characteristics in your life.  Be a little more spontaneous about how you proceed and when the opportunity arises to exercise some fearless type of behavior, take that step forward.  Trust in yourself and your decision making capability while keep faithful toward your new higher standard that you wish to achieve.  Practice the behavior and become comfortable with your ability to do things in a different manner in order to achieve the different results that you wish.  Remember that that everyone is capable of changing anything about themselves at any point in their lives and if you wish to re-define any part of you, then all you have to do is stay true to those feelings and be passionate about how you approach your future standard for defining yourself.  Learn to live up to your own expectations, while you allow for fearless and faithful living in the process.