The Shadow of Fear

Our fears cast shadows in our lives. They limit our abilities to enjoy life to it's fullest. The fear of heights can limit our chances of skydiving. The fear of water can limit our ability to enjoy a beach vacation to an exotic island. A fear of bug might limit our chances of seeing all of the beauty that a rainforest has to offer. 

I believe that the worse fear of all is the fear of becoming who we were destined to be. We become scared of failure and the unknown.We fear that we don't deserve what we desire in life. We fear the rejection of others because of the choices that we need to make. When we fear these things, we begin to settle for less in our lives. We settle for what is easy and convenient. We take on a job or career that is not fulfilling. We are in a relationship that isn't as great as is should be. We live in quiet desperation of what could have been. As time goes by the shadows that fear cast upon our lives grows and grows until we become used to the darkness that we have created. We have created this darkness by our lack of making decisions and reluctance to action upon the passions that we were born to fulfill.

The problem is, try as we might, we can never completely extinguish the light of the passions that we were born to accomplish. The only way that we can escape that desire to be more than we have been is death or decide to fan the flame and begin our journey to our destined greatness. As you begin to fan the flame, that is your passion, it will turn into a small fire and with consistent and persistent action, before you know it, that small fire will turn into a raging inferno that will soon take over the shadows that fears have created in your life. Stop questioning how, when, or even if it will happen when you make that decision to take actions in your life. If you truly desire to make it happen, it will. The universe is on your side and will act in your favor in equal proportion to your efforts. This will take some time, so be patient. The law of sowing and reaping is always in effect. You will face some stumbling block because you will still be reaping what you have sown in your past. But the fruit of your labors will come back to you. I have learned patience, determination, commitment, and faith during my journey and I would not change a thing. I now understand that these were lessons that I needed to learn because they were some of my weaknesses. 

Stop allowing the darkness of fear to consume your life and fan the flame of your passion into a firestorm that will result in a happiness and peace that you have never known.

Dream Big...Pursue Big...Live Big!