“I realized that – in spite of all the risks involved – a thing in motion will always be better than a thing at rest; that that which is static will degenerate and decay, turn to ash, while that which is in motion is able to last for all eternity.”
– Olga Tokarczuk, Flights
You don’t have to go anywhere to be in motion. And you can go everywhere and be frozen in place.
What counts, what matters, and what I subject to you for consideration on this first Sunday of autumn, is that you move forward with that which moves you.
Get to work. Make your mark. From your chair, your home, your neighborhood, school or workplace. From the most remote island on the planet. It doesn’t matter where. All that matters is what.
The leaves are going to fall. But that’s an act of living, not of dying.
Whatever it is you’re here to do, get moving…go do it.
In spite of all the risks involved.
DAVID BERRY is the author of “A More Daring Life: Finding Voice at the Crossroads of Change” and the founder of RULE13 Learning. He speaks and writes about the complexity of leading in a changing world. Connect with him on Twitter at @berrydavid.
