Fear.

A recent topic on my mind has been fear. Everyone is scared of something. Some people claim they are scared of basically nothing, while others are scared of basically everything.I think most of us fall somewhere in the middle. We're scared of things, but we don't let it affect our lives too much, or do we? 
I'll admit, I've always been scared of the dark, scared of things jumping out at me, and scared of thunderstorms among a list of other things. I was thinking the other day, what makes me scared of these things? Am I actually scared of these things or is what could happen as a result of these things. That led to the thought of most fears coming down to three things: 1) getting hurt 2)the unknown 3)dying. 
People are not scared of being up high, they are scared of what happens if they fall. They could die or get hurt or be perfectly fine. We don't know until we try. There are so many things that can scare you. If you dissect your fears apart to the root, I can guarantee that the three aforementioned fears will be there in some combination. 
We can't live our lives in fear. We might fall or get hurt, but we have to continually face our fears until we have conquered them. I wouldn't suggest going crazy and standing on the top of the highest skyscraper holding on to a metal pole during a thunderstorm. Rather, watch the storm and try not jump at the bolts of lightning and crackling thunder. 
If we never face our fears, we'll never fully live. 

So my challenge to you as we enter 2013 is to forget your fear of falling, getting hurt, or dying and just live.

Good luck, and Happy New Year!

peace.love.happiness.