Catalyst. Creative. Triathlete. Speaker. Cigar Aficionado. Amateur Behavioral Psychologist. Fresh Spring Roll Addict. Paraplegic at the moment.
I met Bear on the Amtrak tonight. His stated purpose is to make people smile.
In 3 hours he made everyone smile that crossed his path. Bear truly has a book in him and I believe we’ll cross paths again.
His first lesson: “Hey Rob, my dad taught me a man has nothing but his word and his balls. And if he isn’t true with his word, his balls will be taken from him.”
True ‘nuf, Bear, true ‘nuf.
Too often we are scared.
Scared of what people might think if we tried.
We let our fears stand in the way of our hopes.
We say no when we want to say yes.
We sit quietly when we want to scream.
And we shout with others,
when we should be keeping our mouths shut.
After all, we do really only go around once.
There’s really no time to be afraid.
Try something you’ve never tried.
Risk it.
Enter a triathlon.
Write a letter to the editor.
Demand a raise.
Call winners at the toughest court.
Throw away the television.
Bicycle across the United States.
Try bobsledding.
Bungee jump.
Travel to a country where you don’t speak the language.
Patent something.
Call her.