After posting Kicking Fear’s Ass, many people have approached me, fascinated I gave up fear for Lent. They want answers. How can I be fearless too? Are you ever terrified? What do you do when you can’t imagine facing your fear?
I may have faced fear head on, but I still have moments of terror. Everyone does. We’re afraid for our children’s safety and health. We’re afraid we won’t get a job or do well at the job we have. We’re afraid we can’t pay our mortgage. We’re afraid world peace will never come. We’re afraid of growing old. You name it, we’re afraid of it.
At this point in my life, there’s only one fear that drives me: I'm afraid I'll arrive at my deathbed and utter the words, “What if…?” What if I had worked harder? What if I had pitched that script to one more producer? What if I had taken that writing bootcamp? What if I had spent more time with my kids? What if I admitted I wanted to change my life years ago? What if…?
Missing out on living my life to the fullest scares me far more than failure or rejection.
“What if?” We all need to be reminded of what the greatest dangers truly are in life... not living it.
What are you afraid of? What will you do to face that fear?
*this post is dedicated to Alie Flierl @2degreesofalie*
*this post is dedicated to Alie Flierl @2degreesofalie*
