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"Most of our obstacles would melt away
if, instead of cowering before them,
we should make up our minds
to walk boldly through them."
- Orison Swett Marden
There are moments when we cower before the Great Wall of China that sits in our kitchen sink. We think to ourselves - My God in Heaven, how can I possibly tackle this insurmountable challenge and actually have any hope to take it on. The answer is to look and pray and sometimes even ask for help.

And when the great swell of pride seems like an ocean that separates us from our Motherland, we must set sail, not knowing if we are following the right star, but believing that it is possible to take on the entire ocean - sharks and guppies all and face the fact that even Columbus messed up several times before he "discovered" America.

And then there are the times we must swallow our pride, taste the bitterness of the salt water and the tears and realize that we must ask for help - help will not magically come to us - but actually ask for help when the waves become too large for us or the guppies frighten us with their sheer multitude and ability multiply.

So today, I realize that diffidence will get us nowhere but deeper seated in melancholy and that the bold really do win the spoils of war.

So with confidence and a new-found resolve to kick some "cabooty" I'm going to take on tomorrow full speed ahead, icebergs be warned!