“The cave
you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.”
-
Joseph Campbell
Fear is a deliciously painful emotion – it can hold you back
or spur you on. It puts things into perspective, makes you realize what is
truly important and forces you to make decisions, sometimes even coaxing you
into making a choice that you thought you never could. If there’s one thing
that fear does, it shows you the bigger picture.
Fear is one of the most real, undiluted, organic emotions
that one can experience – you will only ever feel fear if you truly are afraid.
So it is a rare feeling, like a reminder that you are alive.
Fear is a catalyst, a vehicle, a transporter. When you do
feel afraid for whatever reason, let the fear in for a while, allow yourself to
feel it, and then let it go and let it move you to what you need to do. Let the
fear guide you, but don’t let it reside in you.
