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Great heights.

I really like this term,"Great Heights".  Its like a dually encompassing phrase that reminds me that without going to such great heights, not only would you never run the risk of being greatly hurt, but you would also never experience truly great things.

Lately, it feels like I've gotten myself into a lot of heighty things.  Things that would be stepping outside of my comfort zone.  Things that could come back and bite me.  And it feels like some of those things have bitten me (although none of them have been fatal). 
That's why I'm writing this right now.  To remind myself, and you, that if you never try then you'll never know.  Even if it doesn't seem worth it, sometimes, it is.
Sometimes you find out that you've been right all along. 
But sometimes you find out that you were dead wrong.
And I believe the "dead wrong" times are worth the risk.

 

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