"All of life is the exercise of risk."
American Author, Clergy, Peace Activist
1924 - 2006
Have you ever let fear stand in the way your doing something that you desired to do? Most of us have. And yet if we stop and think about it: all life is a risk. While eating carrots, you can choke and die. Walking down the street at 6 a.m., you can be hit by a speeding car. Taking a shower, you can slip and fall and hit your head. You can visit a doctor and be told that you have cancer and have only six weeks to live. All life is fraught with risk. So why haven't you tried that new technique of painting? Are you afraid you will fail? Why haven't you sent your novel to a publisher? Are you afraid of rejection?
Fear is powerful and often stops us from doing what we want to do? We all have dreams and hopes, but sometimes we are not courageous enough to take that first step into the unknown. That first step is often the most difficult. In our minds, we think of all the things that could go wrong. We should instead focus on our dreams and what we want to accomplish. What steps are you going to take today to overcome your fears?
