23 years delayed

I got into a conversation the other day with a man who has worked with the same company for 23 years. At first I thought about loyalty, faithfulness and dedication both on the employee and the employer. Then the conversation became shocking because I asked another question. "Is there something else that you would rather do?" The man looked at me a bit puzzled and said "what do you mean?" As if I knew something that was about to take place with his job, which I didn't. I enlightened the question a little bit by asking the following:

Is there something else that you would much rather do, something that your passionate about, do you have a dream? Immediately I got the attention of the man and I could see through years of desire, passion and struggle. The answer is yes. The man began to share his dream but it quickly turned to "Do you know how hard that it would be?" "It's way to difficult."

Instantly the coach in me began to take over and I said "yeah but you only live life once." "Wouldn't you much rather like to live trying at something you love and have passion for then settling for something you just show up to?"

My point is this, if your alive today and your not living what you love don't settle for where your at. I don't care if your 23 or 63 years old don't delay another day what you were created to do. You only have one life to live, so live it well and live it with purpose. This conversation although it probably got than man a little disturbed that he delayed his dream for 23 years and counting, I hope it encouraged him to live life on a limb and to truly live what is in his heart.

I recently watch the movie Avatar and in it is a powerful quote by the lead actor. The quote say's something like this. "Sometimes life boils down to one crazy and insane moment" You see if your willing to step through the threshold and cross into that one crazy and insane moment than you'll never delay another day of your God given potential ever again. On the other hand if you let fear grip you, if you allow what if to stop you and if you allow how to be a mountain in your life, then you will delay day after day and just might find yourself 23 years later still looking for the perfect opportunity to finally try.

For God did not give us a spirit of timidity (of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear), but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. 2 Timothy 1:7