Fear, a word associated with darkness, with a foreboding
feeling. A word that makes one think twice, and question every thought, every
action. What is fear but a four letter word, a small emotion? An emotion that can
hold one back from greatness, that can put ones entire life on hold. The price
you pay for being afraid is having your dreams remain just dreams.
Sure some fears are natural, the fear of spiders for
example, or lightning, or certain phobias. But the fear that really holds us back
is the fear of the unknown, the fear of change, the fear of failure. These are
the fears we need to work past and work through. These are the fears we need to
put behind us. The fears we need to overcome.
Imagine if you made that move you were so afraid of and
discovered a whole new side to life that brought out some greatness in you. Imagine
if you took that new career path instead of staying in a dead end job, and
found yourself excelling and enjoying what you do. Imagine if you took that
course you so desperately wanted to do but was afraid you couldn’t handle it
and found yourself on an exciting new path instead of sitting around wondering
what could have been. Imagine if…
So many times one chooses to play it safe and stay within
the comfort zone created around ourselves. We don’t like our jobs, but remain
dutiful, we don’t like our surroundings but have grown comfortable, and we don’t
like our studies, but remain committed. Because
if we do what our heart tells us to do, we don’t know what the consequences
would be. Because we only live a life of familiarity and are afraid to explore
the unfamiliar, afraid to learn, afraid to experience, afraid to grow….
Imagine for one second that you let go of your fears, and
went for your dreams and goals without feeling that twinge of nerves, that
little voice that says no, you can’t.
Imagine all you could have grown to be. Maybe the only thing standing between
you and greatness is the fear to succeed. Unless you are already pretty great,
in that case, good for you!
