Isn’t it ironic that as adults, when we have all this life experience behind us that tells us otherwise, we can be so quick to doubt ourselves? Our fears creep in and can paralyze us. George R. R. Martin said, “Fear cuts deeper than swords”. If we allow fear to consume us, it will take root in our minds. It will infect our spirit and stop us from pushing forward and keep going.
As children, we don’t have as much pressure put on us. We are oblivious to what society says we should be when we are very young because we don’t have the capacity to fully understand the world beyond ourselves and our caregivers. With this limited knowledge, we are free. There isn’t room for comparison to others, self-doubt or fear.
When I think about a child learning to walk, the child just keeps trying. He or she doesn’t sit there and wonder if this whole walking thing is for them after they have fallen countless times. Their parents keep teaching and encouraging them.
What trips us up is fear. Fear of failure, perhaps even fear of success. But what is fear?
The late Greg Plitt spoke a lot about fear. He said, “fear is self-imposed, meaning it doesn’t exist. You create it, you can destroy it too. It’s an intangible. If you face your fears, you will realize they are not that big.”
Fear creates you or destroys you – what will you choose?
