Fear
“Do the thing you fear; and the death of fear is certain.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
I have issues. I know this. I’m working on it. Having said that there is something I just need to get off my chest. I’m getting sick of seeing people I care about ruin their lives. There is one thing I know for sure in life and I would like to try to get through to you. Since once this lesson is learned you will live a life that is more exciting and fulfilling than even your greatest dreams dare to dream. You would surely be in a very sad state if you didn’t realize that when you die it’s not a job, an education, wealth or anything like that that will matter. It will be the things you did, the people you met; friends, family, lovers. The biggest tragedy of your life will be if upon your death your head is filled with could haves, might haves, and should haves. Some people don’t understand the only thing that ever holds them back from having an amazing life is fear. I think it’s a huge epidemic nowadays. We are all so bloody scared. Scared of failure, scared of being hurt, scared of life.
Do you want to have an amazing life? One people look back at and marvel at? It’s easy. You will grow in ways you’ve never imagined the minute you stop and look fear in the face. If you don’t think you can do it that’s all the more reason to do it!
I’ve been hurt. I’ve been hurt more times than I let on to anyone. Do I regret any of it? Nope. Honestly, I’ve almost died twice in my life and both times I wouldn’t have minded. I have no regrets, not one. Of course I want to live a full life, I want to see all that can happen if you just follow your heart. I’m going to prove to people it’s not a bad thing. Sure I get hurt a lot, but I don’t regret it. I know what love is and I know what it feels like to have it returned, taken away, and sometimes never returned.
Maybe I have unrealistic expectations for my life, but the higher I aim the better it will be. If you never expect much you won’t get much. I want to meet the man of my dreams, no one can tell me he doesn’t exist. I’ll find him and show you all. I want a job I love. I don’t care what it is, or how much money I make, I just care that I love it. I also want to make an impact on other people’s lives. I love to help people, it feels great. I want to see the world too! I don’t care what anyone says I’ll do it. Or as much as I can while I’m here.
“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.”
I sit back and look at people sometimes and am shocked. How can these people not realize? You are only here once; why not make the most of it? How can you let your life fly by and never try to reach out and grab hold of something? Make it a life worth living. If you avoid everything that you fear you’re still going to have disappointment or be hurt. None of us can avoid it. I learned this. I could either take a chance where I had little hope of succeeding or sit back and do nothing, either way I was bound to get hurt but because I took a chance I won’t later wonder if things would have been different. I know.
I know we all have fears. We just can’t let them control us. You know what I fear? The person who does let fear control them. That is a fear worth having. These people are usually selfish; they act in their own interest all the time. They will hurt you in time. I have lots of these people in my life. What to do? Hope maybe they will learn one day, before it’s too late.
We all have a great power in us. We can do the impossible. When you look at people you admire think about it. Would they be where they are now if they had been scared? Scared of failure, scared of being hurt, just plain scared. Nothing sets them apart; they aren’t necessarily smarter than you, prettier then you, better than you. They are just wiser than you my friend. Because they don’t let fear control them.
Anything I've ever done that ultimately was worthwhile... initially scared me to death.
-- Betty Bender.
I have issues. I know this. I’m working on it. Having said that there is something I just need to get off my chest. I’m getting sick of seeing people I care about ruin their lives. There is one thing I know for sure in life and I would like to try to get through to you. Since once this lesson is learned you will live a life that is more exciting and fulfilling than even your greatest dreams dare to dream. You would surely be in a very sad state if you didn’t realize that when you die it’s not a job, an education, wealth or anything like that that will matter. It will be the things you did, the people you met; friends, family, lovers. The biggest tragedy of your life will be if upon your death your head is filled with could haves, might haves, and should haves. Some people don’t understand the only thing that ever holds them back from having an amazing life is fear. I think it’s a huge epidemic nowadays. We are all so bloody scared. Scared of failure, scared of being hurt, scared of life.
Do you want to have an amazing life? One people look back at and marvel at? It’s easy. You will grow in ways you’ve never imagined the minute you stop and look fear in the face. If you don’t think you can do it that’s all the more reason to do it!
I’ve been hurt. I’ve been hurt more times than I let on to anyone. Do I regret any of it? Nope. Honestly, I’ve almost died twice in my life and both times I wouldn’t have minded. I have no regrets, not one. Of course I want to live a full life, I want to see all that can happen if you just follow your heart. I’m going to prove to people it’s not a bad thing. Sure I get hurt a lot, but I don’t regret it. I know what love is and I know what it feels like to have it returned, taken away, and sometimes never returned.
Maybe I have unrealistic expectations for my life, but the higher I aim the better it will be. If you never expect much you won’t get much. I want to meet the man of my dreams, no one can tell me he doesn’t exist. I’ll find him and show you all. I want a job I love. I don’t care what it is, or how much money I make, I just care that I love it. I also want to make an impact on other people’s lives. I love to help people, it feels great. I want to see the world too! I don’t care what anyone says I’ll do it. Or as much as I can while I’m here.
“Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of every fear is a freedom.”
I sit back and look at people sometimes and am shocked. How can these people not realize? You are only here once; why not make the most of it? How can you let your life fly by and never try to reach out and grab hold of something? Make it a life worth living. If you avoid everything that you fear you’re still going to have disappointment or be hurt. None of us can avoid it. I learned this. I could either take a chance where I had little hope of succeeding or sit back and do nothing, either way I was bound to get hurt but because I took a chance I won’t later wonder if things would have been different. I know.
I know we all have fears. We just can’t let them control us. You know what I fear? The person who does let fear control them. That is a fear worth having. These people are usually selfish; they act in their own interest all the time. They will hurt you in time. I have lots of these people in my life. What to do? Hope maybe they will learn one day, before it’s too late.
We all have a great power in us. We can do the impossible. When you look at people you admire think about it. Would they be where they are now if they had been scared? Scared of failure, scared of being hurt, just plain scared. Nothing sets them apart; they aren’t necessarily smarter than you, prettier then you, better than you. They are just wiser than you my friend. Because they don’t let fear control them.
Anything I've ever done that ultimately was worthwhile... initially scared me to death.
-- Betty Bender.