Belief

A number of weeks back I was in Starbucks with my daughter. She was getting her usual drink and I decided I'd pass that day having had my fill of coffee. As I waited beside her in the line up I noticed the book beside the till. "Onward" it was called, written by the CEO of Starbucks. I initially shrugged it off, but the inexplicable urge to read the inside flap overtook me. As I read, its story of entrepreneurship drew me in since my husband has been an adventurous explorer in the world of self employment, and inevitably I bought it. As I read, I came across this passage- these words seem to crop up frequently to mind and they give me comfort in times when logic seems hollow, and instead the urge to leap into the oblivion of the unknown the right thing to do... Belief in ourselves is not always easy nor can we always explain why we feel so compelled to choose even the most difficult of paths. Somehow we just know. I dedicate this to my husband who is always pushing onward.

"There are moments in our lives when we summon the courage to make choices that go against reason, against common sense and the wise counsel of people we trust. But we lean forward nonetheless because, despite all risks and rational argument, we believe that the path we are choosing is the right and best thing to do. We refuse to be bystanders, even if we do not know exactly where our actions will lead."  (Howard Schultz)