Dearest Fear
“Creativity and I are about to go on a road trip together. I understand you’ll be joining us, because you always do. I acknowledge that you believe you have an important job to do in my life, and that you take your job seriously. Apparently your job is to induce complete panic whenever I’m about to do anything interesting - and, may I say, you are superb at your job. So by all means, keep doing your job, if you feel you must. But I will also be doing my job on this road trip, which is to work hard and stay focused. And Creativity will be doing its job, which is to remain stimulating and inspiring. There’s plenty of room in this vehicle for all of us, so make yourself at home, but understand this: Creativity and I are the only ones who will be making any decision along the way. I recognize and respect that you are part of this family, and so I will never exclude you from pur activities, but still - your suggestions will never be followed. You are allowed to have a voice, but you are not allowed to have a vote. You are not allowed to touch the road maps, you are not allowed to suggest detours. Dude, you’re not even allowed to touch the radio. But, above all else, my dear old familiar friend, you are absolutely forbidden to drive.”
The we head off together- me and Creativity and Fear - side by side forever, advancing once more into the terrifying but marvelous terrain of unknown outcome.
It isn’t always comfortable or easy - carrying your fear around with you on your great and ambitious road trip, I mean - but it’s always worth it, because is you can’t learn to travel comfortably alongside your fear, then you’ll never be able to go anywhere interesting or do anything interesting.
And that would be a pity, beacause your life is short and rare and amazing and miraculous, and you want to do really interesting things and make really interesting thins while you’re still here. I know that’s what I want for myself, too. I’ts what we all want.
And you have treasures hidden within you - extraordinary treasures - and so do I, and so does everyone around us. And bringing those treasures to light takes work and faith and focus and courage and hours of devotion, and the clock is ticking, and the world is spinning, and we simply do not hace time anymore to think small.
