A leap of faith requires courage, fortitude, and a fair slice of hope. Hope that you make it to the other side. It could be a project, belief in another person — whatever it is, it’s a leap.
I love the time I spend with the Sprint Social group watching them bounce, skip, and think their way through moving quickly. It’s an absolute joy to watch adults and kids play Connect Four, or try to grab a tennis ball from another player and make a quick getaway without being caught. I can’t think of a better way to spend an hour on a Friday night.
Yet, I caught myself this week, thinking about landing, not leaping. Yes, the skill of jumping, hoping, or leaping is important, but not before you learn to land.
Contact with the floor when you sprint is critical; sink and it’s over. Collide, and it’s not going to feel clumsy; yet connect, and you might be in with a chance.
That’s why we were barefoot these last few weeks. What’s happening under your foot? How does it feel? What noise are you making?
It’s tempting to imagine that learning to jump is all about the skill of jumping, when in truth it’s about landing. If you want to make a leap of faith, it pays to know what’s on the other side.
Leap in hope, sure, but preparing for landing is better.