Leap of Faith

I love LOVE Indiana Jones

L-O-V-E

One of my favorite scenes is in The Last Crusade

It is one of three trials he must pass on his way to the Holy Grail - the Leap of Faith

With a dying father behind him, he knows there's only one way forward

But he's frozen looking into the abyss of a gaping ravine in front of him

He has no choice but to move forward

~ ~

In our journeys we all reach a Leap of Faith moment

that moment where we know we can no longer go back

Where we face the unknown before us

Can sometimes catch a glimpse of where we want to go

But we're temporarily blinded by the seemingly impassable path to get there

I've been there ~ more often than I care to admit

I've also spent alot of time sitting on the ledge choosing to be oblivious

Sitting on the ledge pretending to move forward by perpetual research

plotting what I'll do 'when I get there'

measuring the distance, finding others who agree to sit with me,

dreaming, devising until it becomes so murky

I can no longer see where I wanted to go and tired of being where I am

I try to find the way back

smoke and mirrors

Procrastination

Eventually I become bored sitting on that ledge

(let go)

And just take a step forward

funny how much ground you cover that way

~ ~

If you aren't familiar with the Indiana Jones scene

you can see it here

As Indy steps off the ledge in faith

a previously invisible bridge comes to light

And isn't it like that so many times? 

For all the preparation and inner turmoil

things seem to work out

~
So if you're sitting on the ledge

Move

before it crumbles beneath you

Unless, Indy is on that ledge with you

then for the love of Pete stay there

~ ~ ~

My other loves, 

Lara Croft, John McClane (DieHard), Cap'n Jack (Pirates)

which reminds me

if you had a theme song what would it be?

that one song that would propel you to action

like Indy