W. H. Murray on Commitment

The following piece from W. H. Murray has always been a source of inspiration for me, but to be frank, it is not something that I accepted as a fact, especially initially. My recent experience gave me a much deeper insight and a more richer personal relation to its truth... which is why I have decided to reproduce it here.

The Scottish Himalayan Expedition, 1951

Until one is committed
there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back,
always ineffectiveness.
Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation),
there is one elementary truth,
the ignorance of which kills countless ideas
and splendid plans:
that the moment one definitely commits oneself,
then Providence moves too.
All sorts of things occur to help one
that would never otherwise have occurred.
A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favour all manner
of unforeseen incidents and meetings
and material assistance,
which no man could have dreamt
would come his way.

I have learned a deep respect
for one of Goethe's couplets:
'Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.'

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What does this quotation mean to you?

What decisions do you need to make today to put the meaning of this quotation to work for the betterment of your life on a daily basis?

For a start, you can consider some new initiatives in your life that you are willing and able to start today.

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"If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in the field of your bliss, and they open doors to you. I say, Follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be." - Joseph Campbell