I want to tell him I love him, I say.
Fear says, he might leave.
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Updated 7 years ago,August 13, 2018
I hope you do the thing that scares you.
Jeff Isy
We dont grow by carefully avoiding what we fear, circling around it and hoping it will eventually disappear.
Show me what youve got.
Help me understand why I am afraid of you.
Fear says to the gazelle being stalked by lions through stalks of grass, run.
But somewhere along the way, wires got crossed.
We began mistaking survival mode for mental and emotional safety.
We began building walls around our hearts to stay within our comfort zones.
We began believing that not all rewards were worth the risks.
I want to tell him I love him, I say.
Fear says, he might leave.
I want to try something new, I say.
Fear says, you might fail.
I want to learn to fly, I say.
Fear says, you might fall.
But heres the thing: I am still here.
The things we fearpain, change, heartbreak, lossare not always comfortable.
But what breaks us can also build us back stronger.
Fear will hold you back, if you let it.
Fear will paralyze you, if you let it.
Fear will crush your confidence, if you let it.
Today, I hope you learn to lean into your discomfort.
I hope you do the thing that scares you.
