The thing about fear is....
You know what?
Nothing.
Absolutely nothing.
Fear doesn't deserve a thing.
The day I let fear have a thing is the day I don't let love conquer all things.
Fear is rooted in lies. It's the residual scum that lays dormant after negative past experiences. It seeps into the present with messages like "You're not good enough", "You can't do it", "They won't like you", "You're damaged"...subtle enough to shift my beliefs without me even noticing. Fear loves to create a cozy little world of insecurity where even the most positive new opportunities in my life can die as they do battle with a monster named COMPARISON. Fear is the blanket hiding all of my flaws and imperfections; magnifying them instead of letting the power of vulnerability slowly change them into the beauty of being human.
So why does fear exist?
That's easy.
Fear exists to make me better.
And if there is something I have learned about conquering fear, it's that better doesn't always mean safer.
On point. Echoes the same sentiment as one of the most striking things I've heard this year, from James Cameron's TED talk. Anyway hope you are well, you should write more (though I'm not one to talk)!
ReplyDelete"Imagination is a force that can actually manifest a reality. … Don’t put limitations on yourself. Other people will do that for you. Don’t do that to yourself. Don’t bet against yourself. And take risk. NASA has this phrase that they like, "Failure is not an option." But failure has to be an option. In art and exploration, failure has to be an option. Because it is a leap of faith. And no important endeavour that required innovation was done without risk. You have to be willing to take those risks. … In whatever you are doing, failure is an option. But fear is not."
Thanks Lauren! I'm going to go watch that TED Talk now... Powerful words.
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