Fears

We all have fears. Some of us are afraid of ghosts or clowns. Others are afraid of heights or small spaces. Some are afraid of spiders or cockroaches. And those are all legitamite fears, but I've learned something about fear. You can be afraid of anything, with the exception of three things. We must never ever be afraid to fall, live, or love.

We can't be afraid to fall. If you're afraid to fall, you never take that leap. And life can be so much fuller when we learn to take that leap of faith. And we'll learn that it's okay if that leap of faith sometimes ends in a crashlanding instead of soaring through the stars. It's okay if we have to crash. It's okay to fall. Cuz when we fall, we can just pick ourselves back up and try again. Or perhaps try something new. But we just gotta keep trying. We must never be discouraged from following our hearts or reaching for the stars.

We cannot be afraid of living our life. We're slapped in the face all too often with the reminder that life is short. So we can't hold back in living it to the absolute fullest. Part of living is learning to fall. Once we have learned it's okay to fall, we can do anything. Live life on the crazy side. Do something every day that scares you. Do something new every day. Do something good for someone every day. Live for others every day, instead of yourself. Just live life. Take in the world around you - the blueness of the sky, the smell of the rain. Walk barefoot through the grass and the mud. Take time to live in the simple pleasures of life.

Lastly, we must never ever be afraid to love, because love is the purpose of life. We must be able to open our hearts to others, even we are afraid that those people we let into our hearts are going to hurt us. It's okay to think that, because truth is, a lot of those people probably will hurt us. But when they do, we can't focus on the hurt, we have to remember the love we shared with them. And I'm not talking about just romantic love. I'm talking love for your parents, siblings, friends, neighbors, everyone. When we love others, others love us, and when we feel loved, we are happy. We have a fulfilled life. So we must never ever hold back on love, because then we are just holding back on life.

Live without regrets. Live without worries. Live without fear. Live with all your heart.