Embrace the Fear

Life is a scary thing.

Really though, think about it....life and what we consider reality is kind of a really terrifying thing.

And I didn't really realize it until I was tossed out of the doors of high school into college.

And while I haven't had too much of a dose of reality I have felt some of its residual effects and you know what? I've come to the conclusion that I don't really like it.

This whole adult thing? Yeah, not all it's cracked up to be. 

I wouldn't want to stay a little kid forever though...trust me I would rather be an adult than a child.

But if I could take the best of both worlds and mash them together that would be ideal.

What I have come to realize, the hard way unfortunately, is that there is no way to avoid or hide from reality. It will always find you. And the fear of reality and life and the "real world"? Yeah that'll always be there too. 

I found the best way to deal with it is to just embrace the fear.

Really, it's that simple.

Embrace the fear and take the plunge and you know what's even greater? Somehow everything works itself out.

If we could just learn to just let go of the control a little bit and be brave enough to embrace our fears instead of running away from them I believe that life would run more smoothly.

Now this is easier said than done.

What they neglect to tell us in grade school and high school is that growing up is scary.

It just is.

Becoming an adult is not easy thing and I kind of understand Peter Pan's desire to remain a child forever...kind of...

It's a necessary thing, however, and while it is terrifying, it is also wonderful.

There are awesome things that adults can do that kids can't.

So really we need to embrace the fear and take the plunge.

I had a very wise little eight year old girl tell me that all my problems could be fixed if I would just:

"Breathe and be brave"

Sometimes it just takes a child to tell an adult {yes I just called myself an adult...scary right?} to just get over their fears and go for it. 

Oh the irony.

But she was right.

We just need to breathe and be brave and show the world who we are. Proudly. Unapologetically. 

I know now that I will never apologize for who I am.

I am who I am and I am never going to change for anyone. You can take me or leave me as I am, because I like who I am and I don't have to like you if you don't like that.

I'm gonna end this post with a snippet from one of my favorite songs, "Carry On" by Fun.

"If you're lost and alone or you're sinking like a stone;

Carry on.

May your past be the sound of your feet upon the ground;

Carry on."

Much love,

-L