Fear

Fear - an intensely unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain or harm.

I recently started reading a book titled, "Welcome Home" by Najwa Zebian and one paragraph deeply resonated with me. It says, "One of the most defeating forms of self oppression - to know you have power, but not to use it. To know you have a voice, but not to speak. To know you are in the wrong place, but stay where you are. To know you have so much potential but not use it.

I think its safe to assume that the reason behind these forms of self oppression is simply fear. The paragraph resonated with me because I have a lot of irrational fears that cause me to miss out on a lot of things. After reading the paragraph, I had a playback of all the missed opportunities because I was scared to speak up. At times, I am my own enemy. I often overlook my own potential and succumb to my fears. However, its a new year and that needs to stop!

I have been a slave to my fears for many years now, I almost didnt start this blog because I was scared of failing. Fear is part of our DNA but it should not be a hindrance to our success nor should it be a weapon we use to oppress ourselves.

We often stay in bad situations, not because we dont deserve better, but simply because we are scared of branching out and seeking better. A good example of this is staying in bad friendships. I think at some point in our lives we have all been in friendships where we were not valued, respected and possibly abused but we stayed because we were scared of being alone, starting over and making new friends because lets be honest, making friends in this day and age is difficult. 

In a nutshell, I hope this is the year you stop allowing your fear to win. Change is scary and it is filled with uncertainties but you will never know what is out there if you dont step out of your comfort zone. I wish you all a very good, productive and succesfull year!!

Thank you Natasha for recommending the book ❤️