Why not?

Why is inertia so hard to fight? It seems that once you are moving (or not moving) it is very difficult to change that momentum. I have been struck dumb (seriously) by laryngitis this week and it has really caused me to slow down. I guess my body finally gave in to the multiple handshakes and hugs and let's not even think about the walking germ bus that is my beloved three year old.
But this slow down has given me the opportunity to reflect, read and listen. I just finished listening to "The Greatest Salesman in the World" by Og Mandino. Whew was that good! Even if you are not technically in "sales" there is a wealth of motivation in this book. In fact he even addressed the problem of overcoming anxiety, depression and lack of motivation.
I know so many of us have been effected by our changing economy. Guess what? It's going to change again, and again, and again... It is up to us to ask ourselves "why not?". When you get that urge to try something new, something out of our comfort zone we need to shrug our shoulders and ask, "why not?!" It may seem like a risk, and honestly is is, but think of it this way: to my knowledge no one has ever won the lottery without risking the money for a ticket!
Even with these "scary" times, we will survive and many of us will even thrive because we are willing to push forward. What else are we going to do?