opportunity

"Ability has nothing to do with opportunity"

when i first saw this quote i wasn't quite sure how to interpret it.  but now that i've been presented with not one but two life changing once-in-a-lifetime opportunities i can understand its exact meaning.  

if you live your life always questioning your abilities you will never get any where.  when you let the "what ifs" stand in your way of tackling your dreams you will be forever frozen in time.  

so when an opportunity is placed in the palms of your hand, take it! curl your fingers around it and take ownership of it before it's given to someone else.  in the end the only thing you will know is whether or not the opportunity worked out for you.  it's a win win situation.  you win if you end up loving the opportunity and may even open some doors that would have never been discovered.  or you win even if you end up not enjoying the opportunity as much as you hoped.  it just becomes an answer to that question you know you will be asking yourself years later... "what if i once took that opportunity?" if you never take the opportunity you will never know how it "could have" changed your life.  every experience is a learning experience. 

don't ever questions your ability.  when something is knocking at your door, give it a try.  the least you can say is that you tried. 

so i leave you with this quote that pretty much sums up the first one...

"the chances you never take are the chance you'll never make" 

endure it!