trust your hopes not your fears

If you listen to your fears, you will die never knowing what a great person you might have been.
Robert H. Schuller
Fear, it’s the thing that cripples us. We don’t even see it when it’s gripping us. We think this is life and I must endure. Fear is just the way our ego expresses itself. Our ego does not want us to leave the box that we live in. Our ego wants to contain us and keep us small. Our ego is the thing that tells us we can’t. It’s the thing that says we are bored or I don’t feel like it. We live in an epidemic of fear driven beings all around us. And at any given moment it is us. So how do we live in that? How do we rise out of the fear and trust something else, like our intuition or have hope?

This is where I believe it is crucial to surround yourself with people who support you. I also believe that watching the news is a way to stay in the fear. I don’t watch. I get CNN updates to my phone; they are one sentence and just give me the facts. You see you have to make a choice about what you want to enter into your space. You do have a choice. I choose also not to participate in conversations that are fear based. We are so susceptible to everything around us so when we can choose, we must. You have to protect yourself and take hold of your life. This is your life, only you are responsible for what you make of it.

Trust your hopes not your fears. This is an ongoing challenge which you will face for the rest of your life. Sometimes you will give in and get stuck in the fear and that’s ok. It’s all about how long it takes for you to remember again, who you are and what you are capable of. I am remembering again and for that I am grateful. There is something in you that is waiting to emerge, spread your wings and enjoy the flight! Peace and Blessings!