For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline. –  2 Timothy 1:7

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What are you afraid of? What keeps you up at night, tossing and turning? What’s the one thing, person or habit you’re terrified of losing? Most of us have fears, deep-seated fears, stuff we don’t necessarily admit on our social media pages or even to our closest friends and family. We hide them behind a squeaky clean outer appearance (or one pretending we don’t really care), a decent job, some kind of order in our lives, and we pretend they just don’t exist. Every now and then, when the economy hits hard, or a loved one disappears from our lives, or any of the foundations we’ve carefully (or carelessly?) built our existences on starts shaking, the fears come back alive, reminding us we’re not as good actors as we thought we were all along…

For the longest time, my academic achievements and career were my rocks. I was the “smart one”, the A student, the overachiever. I walked around with the certainty that even is all else failed, I’d always have that. So I kept marching on through life, a little woman with a big uppity attitude, high heels, and some pretty gigantic fears behind the degrees and (temporary) accolades. That’s when failure shook my foundation to the core, teaching me not to ignore my fears, but rather to embrace them, understand them, and let them do their job in my life, that’s to make me a better, tougher, bad-ass woman.

Live Will Ask You to Be Accountable to Yourself: What Are You Afraid Of?

You, yes you over there, under the glittering corporate mask of professional success, or the self-confident smile, or the influential family legacy, or even the pushy, persistent facade, what are you afraid of? Are you trying to keep up so hard you’re missing out on what’s truly important? Does the fear of losing your job keep you up at night? Are you scared to death to step out in faith and start your own business? Are you afraid of telling your boss you don’t agree with them, or that you’re actually really good at what you do? Is the thought of telling your husband, friend, family member, you want that promotion, that big salary, or that dream job, making you want to puke out of sheer nervousness? Really, what are you afraid of?

Until you can pinpoint your fears, touch them, take them to lunch and put them in their place, chances are, they may always run your life, even if behind carefully (or carelessly?) closed doors. It’s not until you talk to your fears, move your mountains, and step over the dead weight, that you will cease existing and start living…

Did you ask yourself lately: “What Are You Afraid Of?”

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