A leap of faith - landing on your feet or falling flat on your face...
- Riitta
- Jan 25
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 31
What actually is a leap of faith? According to Collins Dictionary, if you take a leap of faith, you do something even though you are not sure it is right or will succeed.
Comparing a leap of faith to standing on a roof of a tall building and jumping down is always a great analogy. If you are not making the jump in a controlled and responsible way - with safety precautions - the inevitable result is getting injured. No-one else will be down there spreading out a high jump safety mat for you to ensure a safe fall.
We love the idea that someone or something will always have our back, no matter what kind of choices we make... and we love the excitement of the leap.
My version of a leap of faith is that 'the leap' is a well thought, conscious choice and responsible action you take to pursue what ever it is you want to. And 'the faith' part is you: not just hoping it'll work out the way you wanted, but knowing how to ensure your success.
We are often encouraged to make life changes and go after our dreams by taking 'a leap of faith'. That’s ok and that’s fine and that’s even recommendable as long as we remember that a leap of faith is basically just another choice we make. It shouldn't be a random blindfolded jump somewhere - and then experiencing how it went: did we land on our feet or fall flat on our face.
All our choices need to be consicous and responsible. If they are not, there's a chance we are making uncontrolled and irresponsible choices – which can only lead to uncontrolled and irresponsible (or really nasty) outcomes. Like the jump from the roof.
A leap of faith might represent a desired fast-forward change for us. The reality is that creating change does take some time, at least longer then a jump. But the beauty of it also is that as it does takes some time, the gap between making a new choice and getting new results gives us the opportunity to make amendments and course correct - while we are moving closer to the actual and desired outcome.
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