"If we do not offer ourselves to the unknown, our senses will dull. Our world becomes small and we lose our sense of wonder. Our eyes will not lift to the horizon; our ears will not hear the sounds around us. We pass our days in routine that is both comfortable and limiting. We soon wake up to find we have lost our dreams in order to protect our days. Fear of the unknown and the lure of comfortable space will conspire to keep you from taking the chances you should take.
But if we take a chance, you will never regret the choice. To be sure, there will be moments of doubt when you stand alone on an empty road in the pouring rain, or when you are ill with fever in a rented bed. But as the pains of the moment will come; so will they ever fade away. In the end you will be so much richer, so much stronger, so much happier and so much the better person for having taken risk and hardship. There will be nothing to compare to the insight you have gained."
- Kent Nerburn
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wow, such a great quote!
I can't tell you how inspiring and timely your post was...I miss you!!
Hi! My name's Cara, and my mom keeps telling me to read your blog. She thinks you're the best thing since sliced bread :).
She knows about you through someone at her job in Colorado Springs (I'm thinking Cindy Vaughn or something, but maybe I'm making that up) at USAA.
I just turned in my application for the Peace Corps! I'll be reading this blog and praying or you, my inspiration, as I go through this whole process. Keep up the good work!
-Cara
Cara-Not sure if you will check these comments...but I am so excited that you are going to do Peace Corps. If you have any questions feel free to email me at caitclarkson@hotmail.com. Take care! -Caitlin
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