fear·less
ˈfirləs/
adjective
- lacking fear.
“a fearless defender of freedom”
synonyms: | bold, brave, courageous, intrepid, valiant, valorous, gallant, plucky,lionhearted, heroic, daring, audacious, indomitable, doughty; |
There are so many clichés that teach us to blame ourselves for things not turning out just quite right.
They all sound pretty similar: the one thing standing between you and your dream/success/future/achievement/fulfillment/fill-in-the-blank is you.
Or
get out of your own way
Or
Everything you want to do is on the other side of fear.
My prayer for this year is to be brave. Fear not. Do not be afraid. Fearless. To stop talking myself out of what I want most. And to keep my list of not sorrys going strong enough to ignore my fear of others opinions of me. And to stop making excuses for falling just slightly short of the mark.
We only get this one shot at life – at least with this consciousness – and I don’t want to look back on my deathbed wondering, “why didn’t I just go for it?”
“why didn’t I just go for it?”
I mean, honestly…what am I afraid of? What are you afraid of? Failing? But what if you don’t fail?