You can't make an omelet...

My dad has been my motivation for many things in life. Like most fathers, he is a very wise man and has taught me many life lessons throughout my years. Most people that know my father would also concur. He is actually known for spitting off many fortune cookie like sayings. Some of his famous ones include "you lay with dogs, you get flees," "birds of a feather, flock together," and my personal favorite "leopards don't change their spots." But this weekend he rattled off one that I had never heard him say before, "you can't make an omelet without cracking a few eggs."This got me to thinking what he really meant by this. Now, my dad is a man of few words and he is a firm believe of letting my brother and I learn for ourselves. So I was wondering what he meant by this? Since my father has about twenty five more years of life experience on me, I put some serious thought into his words of wisdom. I had to sleep on this before I really realized what he was trying to say to me. Life is about risks, we all know that, but I believe what my father was trying to say is much deeper than that. To make an omelet, one of the first steps is to crack an egg. You have to break something before you can create something great. Is this true in life too? Think of every great man in history, they didn't get where they were without stepping on some people's toes and taking huge risks! In order to be able to make something so savory and delicious, you must first trust that destroying an egg is going to make that possible. This is much easier to do with an egg than with life, but the same rules apply. In life, you will get no where without taking some big risks and trusting that the end result will be worth it! So, are you going to make an omelet today???