Strange But True Facts About Evolving

Strange as it may seem, some of us are more afraid to succeed than to fail. To succeed means that we might have to evolve, change our life or get out of our current paradigm.

Many of us carry around our unhappiness, past mistakes, and anger over mistreatment like trophies. We expect to be honored by a society that worships indignation and crucifies agents of change.

To succeed involves taking chances, risks, going for it with an open mind and a willingness to go where your dreams may take you.

All the while, you should understand that living according to your own choices can make you appear as a threat to a world bent on keeping people “normal’ and denying personal choices.

Religions, governments and institutions have flourished for centuries by teaching people that they are unworthy, guilty and powerless.

But we are not here to be small nor to feel bad. If there is a bigger world to live in--and there is--why not go out and find it?

We must be careful not to mistake stagnation for security. Stagnation is not living. Security is a popular disguise for death. You might appear to have your life together, but you may be dying of stagnation or boredom.

When I decided once and for all that I was going to evolve and change my game, I temporarily felt as if my whole world was falling apart. Many of the things I had committed my time, attention and energy to, started to become meaningless.

It can be quite unsettling to discover that the values for which you lived no longer seem real. I began to detect how ordinary most people live.

I am not making judgments here, but when you begin to evolve you may find yourself moving out of your current circle of friends, and that is a choice you must be willing to make. Many people do not make this choice because they are overly concerned about what others will think of them.

Also, I began to feel that most of the goals that I had once longed for were no longer true for me and not worthy of my continued attention.

A shift had taken place.

I now choose to focus on what I am moving toward rather than what others may think I am leaving behind.

—Dan