It may seem obvious, but nothing ever gets done if we don't take action. We know this instinctively, and yet many of us hem and haw about making a move. The reason we don't take action is that we are procrastinators. But why do we put off taking action? And more importantly, what can we do to reverse the trend?

The fight or flight response is a natural response to danger. Our bodies are created to fight or flee when danger is upon us, such as being attacked by a mountain lion. When faced with this kind of danger, the stress hormones pour into our body, causing some blood to leave our brains and organs and go into our arms and legs. This is vital to us if we are actually being attacked by a mountain lion or a mugger. The problem is that this same response occurs when we become afraid in other situations, such as conflict with a partner.

Jonathan Robinson wrote a poem along time ago based on an ancient Sufi
story about how often we’re too quick to judge what events may mean in our
lives. It is called ‘The Old Man’

It would be ludicrous to think that we would live forever. While many people spend a great deal of money to try and delude themselves into thinking they can live longer the reality is that life should have more meaning than that. The greatest joy and pleasure we can derive in our lives is the experiences we share and the people we have in our lives.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling,

but in rising every time we fall.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson