Am I Teetering on the Brink and About to Fall or Fly?

That’s the question — fall or fly?

Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash

One of my favorite sayings, usually attributed to Zen but said by John Burroughs, is,

“Leap and the net will appear.”

If you are unfamiliar with this phrase — it basically means that sometimes you need to just leap into the project, the idea, or what-have-you — and know that any freefall will be arrested.

There is, however, another option. Don’t just leap and await the net. Leap and take flight.

No, this is not literal, of course. But there are lots of situations that we come face to face with where we have a choice to make. Go with it, resist it, leap into it — or with all intent, fly.

What does this look like and why I am writing about it today? Allow me to explain further.

Go with it

Life happens. Like it or not, life is in a constant state of flow. Part of this is because change is the only constant in the Universe. But beyond that — no matter our relationship with time, it happens.

The sun rises and sets. The dates change. All the elements that make up our bodies alter with age.