The Worst Kind of Fear

Last night I went to close the my bedroom curtains looking forward to a good night's sleep only to find an enormous black spider clinging to the curtain that was furthest away from the window. To say that I panicked would be an understatement. Visions oƒ that spider crawling over me as I slept shot through my mind as I tried to figure out a way to get it outside quickly before it found a place to hide and render my bedroom as a no go zone.

Somehow I managed (with the help oƒ a plastic jug) to catch it in the curtains and throw it out oƒ the window. When I got my breath back I found my trusty Android and asked Google about large black spiders. It turns out that they are harmless and usually shy away from irrational humans like me. Black widow spiders are another subject which I don't really wish to pursue at the moment!

Anyway it got me thinking about all the irrational fears that we have nowadays that we allow to limit us in so many ways.

Fear of:

• success
• not being enough
• making videos
• putting ourselves out there on social media
• being our authentic selves
• Being judged (those who matter don't mind and those who mind don't matter)
• Reaching out
• Sharing our fears with another human being

Usually we just need to "do the thing" and the fear disappears and is replaced by a feeling of elation and happiness at our new achievement.

So why not let today be the day that you cross off at least one fear from your fear list Most things are not nearly as hard as you expect them to be! Go on - just do it!