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WE MAY FEEL...BUT WE DON'TWe may feel the need to change employment, but we don’t.We may feel the need to start a specific project, but we don’t.We may feel the need to pursue higher education, but we don’tWe may feel the need to heal a broken relationship, but we don’t.We may feel the need to work to improve our spiritual lives, but we don’t.We may feel the need to take steps toward a healthier physical or emotional life for ourselves and/or our family, but again, we don’t.(This list could likely go on for eternity.)The desire for progression is innate, but the problem we face is that the actual act of progression is also a choice.Without embracing our inherent need for progress, for positive growth and/or change, we’ll still go on living....But at what cost?

WE MAY FEEL...BUT WE DON'TWe may feel the need to change employment, but we don’t.We may feel the need to start a specific project, but we don’t.We may feel the need to pursue higher education, but we don’tWe may feel the need to heal a broken relationship, but we don’t.We may feel the need to work to improve our spiritual lives, but we don’t.We may feel the need to take steps toward a healthier physical or emotional life for ourselves and/or our family, but again, we don’t.(This list could likely go on for eternity.)The desire for progression is innate, but the problem we face is that the actual act of progression is also a choice.Without embracing our inherent need for progress, for positive growth and/or change, we’ll still go on living....But at what cost?

Approximate author period: c. 2013 AD · contemporary

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Richie Norton
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Approximate author period: c. 2013 AD · contemporary
Approximate historical context for attribution to Richie Norton, based on documented writing activity in 2013. First-person post dated 7 December 2013 says The Power of Starting Something Stupid was completed and launched in 2013. Source: The Big Fat Fresh Start — original author post, https://richienorton.com/2013/12/the-big-fat-fresh-start/ (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://richienorton.com/2013/12/the-big-fat-fresh-start/ (accessed 2026-10-09).
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