F.E.A.R- False Expectations Appearing Real

Hello Internet, it’s been a while. I always say I am going to do a better job of keeping up with this blog, and I always fall off the horse, but what the hell. I am going to give it another shot. I have talked about a lot of different things on this blog, but I always try to leave you guys with lesson. Obviously, I can’t tell you what to do. I don’t even know you. I can, however, leave you with something to think about. I try to use things that happen in my life to inspire these lessons. I do this because my life is the only thing I really know well enough to write about. So, here we go again.

I recently moved to Salt Lake City, and I love it! The people are so friendly, and it’s a really beautiful state. I am really pleased with my move. It was incredibly frightening though.  It was a terrifying prospect to move 650 miles by myself. I don’t have any real family that I am close with up here. I have my best friend, but that’s about it. I have always lived with someone else. Be it a roommate, or living with my grandparents. The point is this was the first time I have ever lived completely by myself. I knew that going into this, but it still scared me shitless. However, I didn’t let that stop me.

We all have things that terrify us. We are afraid to go on vacation because there is so much more work that needs to be done here. We are afraid to tell someone we have feelings for them because we might get rejected. There is a line in the Divergent series where Tobias tells Tris, “…fear doesn’t shut you down. It wakes you up.” I feel like this is something to aspire to. Why should we let fear get the better of us? We should over come it. Courage is not the absence of fear it is simply deciding that there are more important things than the fear.

The lesson I want you guys to take away from this is to leave courageously. I know that life is scary, but I also know how amazing it can be if you just live it. Go do the thing that scares you. Yeah, it may not turn out the way you hope. It could even turn out bad, but wouldn’t you rather be able to say you tried. There is nothing worse in this life than regret. Regretting not spending time with someone before they die, or regret for not telling someone you loved them when you had the chance. Don’t let fear shut you down.