Sustain: Heart

Musing…

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Charise’s Turn:

For seventeen days in September I did something every day that was out of my comfort zone, beginning with flying 20 hours to Australia. The trip was a gift, benefit of my husband’s work assignment. A year ago this would have been inconceivable, when I was undergoing treatment and testing for sudden hearing loss with resounding tinnitus (ISSHL). Without a cure for this condition, it's up to me to set parameters for what is manageable. Needless to say, I had doubts about the long haul via air to Australia and whether I would enjoy myself. There was no way to know how I would feel until the moment I boarded the plane. Crossing that threshold was a revelation of my capacity for happiness; I was smiling in a way that permeated my whole being. 

Maybe the endurance garnered from living with ISSHL was a boon to my Australian adventure, who knows, but I relished the demands of exploring the natural world. From hiking in the Outback to snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef, I was on a pilgrimage of wonder. There were no limits as long as there was respect for nature and wildlife – rewarded with encounters with sea turtles in the reef, and with the endangered, powerful cassowary of the Daintree Rainforest. And more...kangaroos, wallabies, koalas, camels, emus, mangrove forests, salt lakes that bear your weight to walk upon, the majesty of Uluru, the clarity of stargazing, the storytelling artistry of the Aborigines. All to say (and I wish I had said this): "opportunity dances with those on the dance floor" (Anonymous). 

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Be your wild heart. Thinking isn’t the same as knowing what you’re capable of.

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