I thought I was fearless

What fears have you overcome and how?

I used to think I was fearless. Afraid of nothing. I was tough and could handle everything. Much bravado.

But in my mid-30s reality struck home. I wasn’t fearless. I was fearful. Fearful of people, places, and things.

I was afraid to have a voice. Afraid to speak in public. So I started practicing. I pushed through the fear. Do I still have the fear? You betcha! But I work through it. I use my spiritual faith to work through these fears.

I also realize that I’m not all that important so everybody is not anticipating my screw-ups. Nobody notices most of the time. I try not to think of myself as the center of the universe and everyone is focused on me.

I realized that everyone has their fears, their challenges, their insecurities. I’m not alone. I walk through fear by talking to my higher power. Prayer is always helpful.

I’ve also learned to have a sense of humor. I stopped taking myself so seriously. With this, a lot of the fears dissipated.

So whatever your fear, prayer and faith plus a good sense of humor can conquer all!