JUST DO IT

All my life I have loved minerals.  One of my wishes/dreams has been to go mineral collecting in nature, but I never actively pursued it.  A few weeks ago I found out that I friend of mine was part of a mineral collecting group here in Utah that do field trips once a month to collect minerals.

Though I really wanted to do it, I was still reluctant, because of fears like what do I need to take, how do I do this, will I be the only female and thus will I be accepted, etc.  With my friend's gentle guidance and help, I finally went on my first mineral collecting trip.  It was a fabulous trip, truly a dream come true.  I got to do something I really, really love for a whole day.  I was in nature, collecting shiny crystals, touching mother earth continually, hiking and the weather was perfect.  I feel so grounded, through and through happy & recharged.  Being around Martite (the mineral we collected) helped too since it is a grounding, first chakra crystal.

The big lesson or daily insight I would like to share with you is:  When you know that you want to do something, JUST DO IT.  Forget all the what ifs and excuses and JUST DO IT.  If you don't do it today, when will you?  Collecting minerals is hard physical work.  I am glad I did not wait another 30 years before I got up the courage to go on a mineral hunting trip... :)

So what is it you have always wanted to do but haven't yet?  Is it playing the piano, flying a kite, going para sailing, learning how to swim, seeing the Grand Canyon, hiking Mount Ogden...  What is it?  Ask your heart - it knows!  And then JUST DO IT. Do yourself the favor, take a leap and have the time of your life!  :)