August 2020
Beginner
256 pages
4h 17m
English
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Chapter SixThe Courage To Make
Develop a bias for action
Imagine a house. Nestled into a mountain, high above the cloud line. From where you’re standing there’s no way for you to see it. You can only imagine it. But the vision fascinates you. Everything you’ve ever wanted is in that house. You feel it’s where you belong.
Before you lies a myriad pathways. Some lead up, some lead down. Some have signs, some are unmarked. There is no way for you to know which one leads directly to the house. So you wait. You wait for others to show you the way. You wait for clear weather. You pack and repack and repack your bag, hoping you’ll have everything you might need along the way.
But still you wait.
As the days, weeks and months roll by, the image of the house starts to fade. You don’t feel as strongly about making the journey anymore. There are other things that demand your attention, boxes to tick, errands to run, inboxes to empty. You’re just so busy now, and besides, it was just a silly dream.
One day, you forget about the house altogether. All the feelings that came with it are no longer with you.
That is, until you unexpectedly meet someone who has just returned from the mountain. Someone who tells you about their house. Someone who looks different, sounds different, feels different.
Something deep in you stirs. A resonant vibration that is as disorienting as it is delicious. The vision comes back. You’ve been given another chance. Will you take it?
You want to heed the call ...
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