Thursday, September 14, 2006

Goethe quote

Please pay special attention to the "Quote of the Day" attributed to German philosopher, Johann Wolfgang Goethe. This is the quote that my coach, Nat Goodhartz, said to me back at the beginning of June when I finally decided I wanted to train for Beijing. And I can't tell you how right she and Goethe have been.

Sometimes we allow real and created boundaries to keep us from doing the things we are most passionate about in our lives. If you truly feel you are drawn to doing this one thing don't be afraid to take that risk because once you make the commitment you will be surprised how things start to fall into place.

The quote:

The moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise
occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising
in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and
material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come
his way. Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has
genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now."
— Attributed to Goethe

No comments: