#forget fear

A song carried

On a new year wind.

Is this the year

When we forget fear

And take the next steps?

It’s been too long coming.

I am breaking out

Walking by this community drawn chalk on the side walk, was a luring message; Draw Your Own.  At first glance I wanted to draw, but I am not an artist and those other pictures look so good. (Only the first few where there when I drew mine.) I walked right by. Immediately after walking by I was telling Klaudia how that would be such a great way to practice facing fear.  She told me I have to draw one. "No way!  I can't draw, and I will look like a fool."  My first response. After a moment of her talking me into it and me choosing to not settle for fear, I walked right back to the squares. A few minutes later my personal touch was added (the first picture). 

After we were done drawing the fear left and was replaced with insights, the feeling of accomplishment, and joy.  The idea of what others would think turned out to be completely ridiculous.  For one, no one knows who drew anything and two, the greater purpose of this idea was far bigger then my fear of looking bad. Being a part of the community, drawing and facing my fears revealed again how fear is nothing more then smoke and mirrors.  

Sometimes we're afraid to become remarkable because we're scared to stand out.  What a waste!  We are all unique and should be showing our uniqueness every chance we get!  

Forget fear.  Take action!  ...Become remarkable.

LET GO – Life never stays the same. As you are changing so will the things around you; it is only normal. But as you continue to hold on to the things that no longer work for you, benefit you, or serve a purpose in your life, you stand in the way of personal change. You block the universe’s way of having everything fall into place the way it needs to be. And even more we block our own blessings from the creator. Letting go can be one of the most challenging, frightening things you’ll do. Letting go isn’t just a one time thing, its a something that we do from time to time. I once heard the quote “better than the devil you know than the devil you don’t.” Sometimes it’s easier to hold onto the familiar rather than step into the unknown. BE COURAGEOUS. BE BRAVE. Trust yourself and trust the process

FORGET FEAR – How many times has fear been the reason why you don’t follow through with something? Why you quit before you even begin? If you ask me, fear is the #1 self sabotage. We convince ourselves why we cant do something before we even try it. Tell ourselves how someone else out there is better than we are so our attempts won’t matter. We create all these reasons why something won’t work. We are afraid, and that’s totally ok. However, don’t allow fear to cripple you. To define and determine what you will and will not do. Fear is the illusions we create in our minds. The mind is a very powerful tool. Ask yourself, what’s the worst that can happen if we take the risk? What, it doesn’t work out? So. That’s ok. In no way does that make you a failure. You can never fail if you at least try and give it your all. Its a learning experience. True story. Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson and all the other legends out there never succeeded on the first try. They never woke up one day and got to where they are now. They had to kill the doubts in their heads, step beyond fear, try again and again, create their own doors to walk through and keep striving, even when doors were closed on them. You and I are no different.