The Thing That Is Scarier Than Fear

I want you to close your eyes and picture something.

I want you to picture something big. Huge. A dream that’s larger than anything you could think of. A dream that’s so large that it makes your brain hurt. 

That first thing that came to your mind as soon as you closed your eyes?

I want you to picture it actually coming to life.

I want you to picture yourself MAKING it come to life.

It’s a CRAZY thought, isn’t it?

Except it’s not.

My friend, I had a realization recently that changed everything for me.

I’ve blogged before about taking voice lessons. It’s something I’ve done for going on seven years now, and it’s the only thing I do for me. It’s the only place I truly feel that I can completely release and let go, and show my heart and vulnerability in an entirely new way. Through music.

My vocal teacher plays a huge role in who I am today, and inspires me every single time I study under him. He pushes me in ways I have never been pushed before, to do things that scare me. That scare me so much that I could barely even gather the thought of it.

But he made me realize that it’s okay to do things that scare me.

It’s nerve wracking, there is so much unknown in doing things that scare us, and there is such a large chance that we could fail in the process. But ya know what, my friend? That’s kind of the best part about it.

Because if we continue to stay the same all the time and never truly push ourselves, how are we supposed to ever grow or learn?

So I made a vow.

I made a vow that this year of 2019 I was going to do things that scare me. Things that scare me SO much that I kind of want to puke at the thought of whatever it is.

I’m going to share more things on my heart that scare me to share with others. I’m going to share more of the talents that God has blessed me with, and I’m going to just try things. And if I fail, I’m going to keep trying until I succeed.

So here’s to doing things that scare us. Here’s to fear, and here’s to ignoring that fear and doing whatever the heck we want to do anyway. Here’s to doing all the scary things. It will be worth it, I promise. And I believe in you, my friend.

xoxo