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Pin Your Ears Back


Is a term I heard from my friend, Craig, at a rubgy (aka footy) game a couple of weeks ago. There was a player struggling to plunge his body forward towards his goal line. I inquired what this loud sportsmanship request meant because I couldn’t work it out. To much of Craig’s surprise, I had no idea what this phrase meant and I was unsure about the context just as I am unsure how many rugby players can be on the field at once. So, he simply explained that “Pin Your Ears Back” when and when not screamed by a proud but disappointed fan simply means “Just go for it.” I laughed and thought to myself “that is my next blog entry.”
Gold Coast. Love little Alex in the corner.


Rafting down the Barron River.

Hunter Valley Winery Tour

  The reason this statement resonated with me so much is because it is true. We MUST go for it. We must throw the fear to the side and dive, cannonball or pencil jump into the cold deep end. We must thrust ourselves forward, meet strangers, take leaps of faith, do what scares us, say yes instead of no, listen and act with an open heart and try new things.  We MUST follow our dreams. We MUST be open to trying, to getting hurt, to failing, to falling, to living to succeeding. There is not enough time in our lives to say no because of fear of failure or the unknown. This whole world is unknown. It doesn’t mean we say no to getting out of bed everyday. So, I say, when you get up in the morning do one thing that scares you and do it with your ears pinned back.


Barron River

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