{"id":2131,"date":"2012-05-23T13:55:36","date_gmt":"2012-05-23T20:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matthewliberty.com\/?p=2131"},"modified":"2012-05-23T13:55:36","modified_gmt":"2012-05-23T20:55:36","slug":"are-you-grabbing-the-horns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/matthewliberty\/2012\/05\/23\/are-you-grabbing-the-horns\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you grabbing the horns?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Bull_2_horns.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea: \u05e2\u05dc \u05e4\u05d9 \u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05ea\u05e0\u05d7\u05d5\u05de\u05d0 \u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d1\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05dc\u05e9\u05d5...\" src=\"http:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/59\/Bull_2_horns.jpg\/300px-Bull_2_horns.jpg\" alt=\"\u05e2\u05d1\u05e8\u05d9\u05ea: \u05e2\u05dc \u05e4\u05d9 \u05de\u05d3\u05e8\u05e9 \u05ea\u05e0\u05d7\u05d5\u05de\u05d0 \u05de\u05e9\u05d9\u05d7 \u05d1\u05df \u05d9\u05d5\u05e1\u05e3 \u05e0\u05de\u05e9\u05dc \u05dc\u05e9\u05d5...\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Go ahead...grab those horns!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We have two choices in life: 1) Grab the bull by the horns or 2) Don\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p>We can come up with all the excuses in the world to keep us from doing just about everything\u2026but why? What purpose does this serve other than to make you obsolete? Why give the \u201cexcuses\u201d legs to walk on? Why breathe life into words that keep us imprisoned?<\/p>\n<p>Why don\u2019t you quit that job you hate?<\/p>\n<p>Why not leave that person that you don\u2019t love anymore?<\/p>\n<p>Why not move since you\u2019re not happy where you are?<\/p>\n<p>Why not take that vacation?<\/p>\n<p>Why not buy that outfit?<\/p>\n<p>Why not start that business you\u2019ve been thinking about?<\/p>\n<p>Why not take the day off from school or work and have an adventure?<\/p>\n<p>Why not walk up to that person that you find interesting and introduce yourself?<\/p>\n<p>Why not get up half an hour early and go for that run?<\/p>\n<p>Why not give YOUR words as much power as you give that person\u2019s words?<\/p>\n<p>Why not be honest and admit you screwed up?<\/p>\n<p>Why not?<\/p>\n<p>NO matter what you do and when you do it\u2026somebody out there will NOT like it or you. Stop making excuses. Don\u2019t create that fictional story in your head that causes you to shut down and quit. Don\u2019t give your past the right to own your today. Don\u2019t let what you THINK others will say be the thing that causes you to stay in that bubble.<\/p>\n<p>Pull out a needle and pop that bubble. Step outside\u2026be uncomfortable chasing the dream that YOU want to chase instead of being uncomfortable living inside your excuses. Doesn\u2019t it make sense to you that no matter what you choose to do, it\u2019s uncomfortable\u2026so why not follow the path that YOU own; free from excuses, free from self sabotage, free from the chains that YOU placed on yourself.<\/p>\n<p>We have this one shot to do amazing stuff. And even though I believe in every word I have written above, I struggle everyday with my depression, my low self esteem, and lack of confidence\u2026BUT, I get up every day ready and willing to fight the battle because one thing I have learned is that I AM worth it\u2026and so are you.<\/p>\n<p>Start choosing #1\u2026grab life by the horns\u2026and don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll be on that journey with you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"height: 15px;margin-top: 10px\"><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" style=\"border: currentColor;float: right\" src=\"http:\/\/img.zemanta.com\/zemified_e.png?x-id=525549a4-5a40-441d-92a0-9735e7f4b271\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have two choices in life: 1) Grab the bull by the horns or 2) Don\u2019t. 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