It takes faith to believe, it also takes courage. Courage to turn away from the way it has always been and courage to venture forth in a new direction.
It takes unwaivering belief to take off into the unknown, to dance in the rain, to walk the tightrop without a net.
It takes faith and courage to know that life can truly be whatever we choose it to be, that life can be lived without following the bluprint of what others say can and can’t be done, that life can be lived by being true to oneself and by following one’s own direction and path.
Life can be lived and should be lived through faith and by believing.
I’ve decided to expect a revelation … projecting my vision onto my world – think and it becomes.
I’m testing my resolve, I’m testing my resistance, I’m testing my vision of the world.
I’ve decided, from this day forth, to live life to the fullest, to take chances, even if I am afraid, to trust completely and without restraint. I have decided to expect the best of people and never settle for less than that, to expect dreams to come true, to quit second guessing and to follow the direction and path my life is leading me in.
One of my favorite movies is Under the Tuscan Sun. In this movie, there is a reference made to the Semmering Railway.
The Semmering Railway was the genius of engineer Carl Ritter von Ghega. Von Ghega began planning the building of the railway in 1842 before any train of the time could possibly traverse such a steep grade. The railway began in Gloggnitz going over the Semmering Pass to Murzzuschlag.
It was constructed betwen 1848 and 1854, contained 14 tunnels, 16 viaducts and involved the labor of 20,000 workers. The Semmering Railway is still a functional part of the Austrian Federal Railway.
Between Austria and Italy, there is a section of the Alps called the Semmering. It is an impossibly steep, very high part of the mountains. They built a train track over these Alps to connect Vienna and Venice. They built these tracks even before there was a train in existence that could make the trip. They built it because they knew some day, the train would come.
~ Under The Tuscan Sun ~
“Life offers you a thousand chances… all you have to do is take one.”
~ Frances Meyer- Under the Tuscan Sun
