Learning to Fly

Hey,

    Can I ask you something?
    Do you have something that you really, really want to do but something else is holding you back from doing it? Do you have a dream you want to see fulfilled, but there's just something standing in your way? I do, and I know very well how it feels to want something with all my heart but to have fears and doubts keep me from trying.
    Maybe we all experience this from time to time; having something hold us back (whether it's pain, fear, doubt or whatever else might hinder us). Maybe we all have this war going in within our minds:

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What if it goes wrong?

But what if it goes right?

What if I get hurt?

What if it's worth the fight?

What if I make a mistake?

What if you don't?

What if I can't?

How will you ever know if you don't try?

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    I believe that we are each born with a pair of wings, but for many, fear clips our feathers and we can't fly. Whether it's the fear of rejection, of getting hurt (physically or emotionally), of the unknown or trying new things, these fears fuel those "what ifs". They hold us back and they become chains on those wings we've been given to fly.
    So, please, let's not build those walls so high we can't climb over them. Let's break the chains. Time is really, really short and we only have today. We can't let another moment pass us by without at least trying to see what we can really do. Think about it:

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What if the person you really like,

likes you back?

What if that trip you're leery to take,
turns into an amazing adventure?

What if the opportunity you're not sure if you should accept,

will transform your life?
What if that dream you want to chase,
will make you the next Picasso, Tolkien or Astaire?

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   You could be anything you want, but how will you know what you're capable of if you don't step out and try?

   We need to take a chance this summer. We need to risk the unknown. We need to throw caution to the wind because life is much too short to put our dreams on a shelf and just let them be, simply because we're scared. Fear is hard to overcome, but it can be done!  How else will we know what we're truly capable of?

 

Believe in yourself,

Because you deserve to soar.

J