We, women, have a tendency to hesitate.
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We, women, have a tendency to hesitate.
Sometimes our practicality, insecurity and our cautiousness can get in the way of our impromptu natures. It is prudent to take care, think things through and err on the side of safe but does it mean we lose out"

Sometimes, it does.

My best decisions have been those without too much pondering and too much anxiety. Time can work both ways; it can hinder and it can help. With too much time on our hands to mull over all the “ins” and “outs”, it is pretty much guaranteed that a negative decision will be the result. It is so easy to find ways not to do something; it is far harder to take a risk and throw caution aside.
If I had not taken a leap of faith I would never be sitting here now writing this and connecting with all my fabulous readers. “My French Life” was a huge leap of faith, not only the creation of the book but the doing. When I was asked to write our story in France I couldn’t imagine I could and yet, the opportunity was so generous and so exciting I could not say no. I jumped and the rest is history.

Leaping is wonderful.
Taking risks and facing challenges (my favourite expression) keeps us alive; it keeps us “better, not younger” and mentally agile. Most importantly it throws surprises when we least expect.

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