Surviving the Domestic Jungle

I was reading a book yesterday where the author started each chapter with a quote and one of those quotes really stuck with me:

Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark. Professionals built the Titanic.

The author is unknown but what a fantastic quote. At first I was taken back by it and the reference to the Titanic but then I got the point. Now, I personally am not a big believer in the ark story. It is impossible, in my opinion, to get 2 of every animal on a boat. I think there may have been an ark but I think the story may have been beefed up as time went by. The men who built it werent great minds who were educated in a university. They were just some guys with a message from above. The guys who built the Titanic really screwed up. The reason I like the quote is because when all the odds are against you, you can still be victorious if you simply try. It was a quote that found me when I needed it. I am in the midst of trying something new, stepping outside of my box and building my own ark with the hopes that I to am victorious. Life is a gamble and I dont want to sit on the sidelines watching it go by and watching my dreams slip away because it was too hard or too unattainable. Everything and anything is attainable, you just have to try and make the effort. Im prepared for the work because I want the result! After years of being home with kids and trying to figure out what really inspires me as far as work goes, I think I am finally accepting the talents that I do have instead of repressing them because I dont believe in myself. I am old enough and good enough to believe in myself and I am setting out on an adventure. We shall see if my ark is a canoe or a luxury yacht!!