“Death is not the biggest fear we have; our biggest fear is taking the risk to be alive – the risk to be alive and express what we really are.”  ~ Don Miguel

Good Morning!  

When I was in my late teens, I read Susan Jeffers’ book, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway.  The book changed my life, and the title became one of my personal guidelines for living.  I knew that to get from Point A to Point B, I would have to learn to love fear.  Fear would have to be my friend and something that would propel me forward and encourage me to challenge myself, instead of something that would make me cower in a corner.

Fear can be scary.  Fear can cause people to get very creative in how they deal with it.  Instead of confronting the fear, many people come up with excuse after excuse to avoid the discomfort fear brings.  These people view fear as a negative emotion instead of a positive one.  Many people make decisions in an attempt to avoid fear.  They don’t walk the tightrope; they don’t cross the line; they don’t take a chance or a risk because something scares them.  Sometimes it is external.  More often, it is the monsters they make themselves.

Your Turn:  

Where in your life has fear been influencing your choices?  Today, take a moment to separate your fear from reality.  Are you making any monsters in your life?

Today’s Affirmation:  

I live fully and without fear.