“Everyday fill your life with fear and then learn to empty yourself of it.”~Michael Kurcina

Do not be afraid of the darkness ahead. When we stop doing heroic things, when we stop trying to make a difference in this world, our life seems populated with conflicts and paradoxes. It is only when we are so committed to something, particularly noble things, is when our confusion disappears because we are exploring the driving force behind our feelings by turning essence into action. Surety lets doubt recede into the past while our answers approach us like a brightly lit fire. What should our purpose be? It seems that we travel mazily most times. It is true, that we are born to live and die. If we’re going to succeed at whatever we do to have purpose we’ve got to learn from the past, but be forward looking. Success occurs when we bridge the gap of those two worlds of past and future by existentially living in the now through action. Action requires doing things and not solely thinking about things or feeling things all of the time. It is like looking at the town we left behind while making our way fearlessly into the town at the horizon. The action is in recognizing the small blossom of fire that shoots up from the dark ahead upon a hill and utilizing its energy to see until it nearly goes out, and then proceeding to the next fire. Although one goal is to preserve the energy and utilize it another goal is to enjoy the action. Light worthy fires for other men to see…

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