Fear has had a firm hold on me for many of my years. It crept onto me, wrapped itself around me and clung on tightly.

I now envision myself gripping the fear and ripping it off, letting it fall away and dissipate into nothingness. This image empowers me, filling me with resolve, courage, and hope. I will not be ruled by fear. Life is too precious a gift. It can’t be lived properly in the shadow of fear.

This world deserves to be made better by my staying in a prime, energetic, bold state, relaxed, happy and aware. Even if my actions only make the slightest difference, better that than to spend a lifetime silencing myself. There could be someone whose life will change for the better by hearing what I have to say, learning from my experiences.

We don’t need to deny fear’s existence. We just need to look at it dead on and remind it that we have enough courage to live our life in spite of it.