"So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way
I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all"
- Joni Mitchell - Both Sides, Now
Both Sides, Now is one of my favorite songs and as my focus this past year has been on fearlessness and challenging myself, the specific lyrics above now resonate with me in a new way.
I wonder how many things I have not tried in my life due to perceived barriers that kept me from acting. And given the significant success I have actually realized (more than I could have ever imagined, both personally and professionally), just how much more would have been possible - and even may be possible in the future - if I had not created the "cloud illusions" I've allowed to disempower, frighten, or just distract me?
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