This post is my ongoing daily participation in @jongolson's fantastic Index4Index Initiative. Read his post, and get yourself involved!
My Index4Index Daily Inspired Motivation today is about facing our fears, and why doing so is important. All the fears that we don't summon the courage to face become the boundaries and limits of ourselves and our world. That doesn't sound very inspiring or fun, right? Exactly. That's precisely why it is essential that we consciously and intentionally choose to face them, even if a bit at a time.
"The fears we don't face become our limits."
- Robin Sharma
We've likely all met people who have constrained themselves to such a degree by the various fears that they have, that their world is astoundingly small. It's like they painted themselves into a corner, and are now at a loss for what to do. Hell, I did it myself for a time, in my own way, and I can tell you from direct experience that it is the opposite of enjoyable or fulfilling.
This is exactly why we must face our fears, bit by bit, little by little, until they are no more. Without these constraining and limiting fears, life is a very open, free, powerful, fun, exciting, and fulfilling experience, to say the least.
On the other side of our comfort zones, where our fears live, is where we want to be as often as possible. Not so much that we find ourselves terrified, running back with our tails between our legs, to hide under the nearest rock, but rather staying right on the edge, where we can acknowledge our discomfort, and yet also know that we're OK. That's the sweet spot, an exquisite focal point of growth and expansion.
Face those fears my friends, one bite at a time, and your world can be one of immense adventure, purpose, fulfillment, and fun! How does that sound? Then let's do this! I believe in you, and I believe in me, and I know that we can do whatever it is that we set in our minds to do! Our only true limits are our own, so let's play with them, robbing them of their scariness!
We truly are greater than any fear that we might have, regardless of how it seems! Once we fully understand and internalize this, there ain't nothin' gonna stop us! 🦸🚀
Remember, dear friends, that we are all in this together, that we rise by lifting others, and that together we thrive, so onward and upward, joyfully together! 😁🙏💚⚡💥🔥✴️✳️❇️👣🌱✨🤙