Fear

The power of fear is very strong. It is so controlling and can take over your entire life if not careful. Recently I have been dealing a lot with fear...

The fear of starting a new business
The fear of writing my thesis
The fear of forgetting teaching material
The fear of getting hit by a car or dying of cancer

...Okay maybe the last fear is a little exaggerated and unnecessary, but we all have these fears from time to time. What most of us don't know is that fear is just a state of mind. We often go through our lives living in fear and never realizing the constraints it brings forth.

We are energetic beings and we vibrate with the energy we project. If we are living in fear or if our minds are in constant stage of fear, then we are projecting those fears into our lives. If we are too scared to take chances and do things that make us happy, then guess what?....our life will be full of unhappiness! If you want your life to change, the first thing you have to do is throw FEAR out of your life. I am not saying we shouldn't be caution, of course we should! We should always do our research before diving into something.  But if you are sitting in a job you hate, a job that you've been struggling through for 10 years and nothing has changed? Then I say this is where to kick fear's ass and QUIT your job! Jump into what you want to do NOW!

I recently decided to open my own tutoring office. In less than a month, I now have a website, an office, and some marketing campaigns (hm...still working out the kinks though). I would have never thought of doing something so drastic last year. Last year I was different. I let FEAR and WHAT IFs control me. I would constantly think about the future and try to plan for the worse. I didn't realize that was taking such a huge toll on my life! I was always tired, not just physically but mentally and emotionally. Ever since I kicked fear out of my life, things have gotten so much brighter! I now can go through my day without my head fogging up. I now can make choices and live in the now instead of planning for a future I don't even know will exist!

Things are not perfect though. I can feel the fear inside me trying to crawl back up everyday. Every day that goes by, my heart skips and screams, "WHAT IF I DON'T GET ANY CLIENTS?" Then rationally or irrationally at that, I scream back, "WHO CARES!" I am doing what I want to do. What is the worse that can happen?..uh that I don't get any clients?...well then...I guess I don't get to teach kids my wonderful knowledge. Then I will move on. I AM LIVING IN THE NOW. I am doing what feels good right now. Cheers =)