“The
Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself” ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
As humans do, we either move out of fear or
love. All of our actions and decisions
are made based on one or the other. I
recently found out that thus far, I have been moving out of fear. Fear of loss (time, self, independence, death),
fear of rejection or of not being “enough”, fear of failure (Or is it a fear of
success? Why all this self-sabotage?)
and a fear of the undiscovered. This is
what has held me back and I mourn the time and opportunities these fears have cost
me to become the person I was meant to be.
Now here is the silly thing. . . God has ALWAYS
provided. I have always had enough
(food, love, shelter). Really, what is
there to fear? Now, I am not saying that
from this moment on I won’t ever be afraid because fears will definitely creep
up from time to time. What I am saying
is that from this moment on, I will walk through these fears with faith that
God will provide. That He will lead me
to exactly where He wants me to go and that it will be incredible.
“The
biggest risk is not taking any risk... In a world that changing really quickly,
the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” ~Mark
Zuckerberg
Starting something new is scary. It’s risky!
What if it doesn't work out? What
if it’s not what I expect? What if, what
if, what if…? When I first started my
yoga teacher training journey, I was scared.
What if the others were better than me?
What if they don’t like me? What
if I don’t have the skills necessary? What
if I can’t afford all the training? What
if, what if, what if…? Well, here I sit
a few day away from graduating from the program and realize that I walked
through all of those fears and it was an amazing journey. A journey I would walk a thousand times
over. I was able to connect with some
very inspiring people who pushed me in ways I had not been pushed before. Was some of it uncomfortable? Sure it was but I walked through the fear and
left the results up to God and here I stand, better than I was yesterday and
not as great as I will be tomorrow. Starting
One True Pair Yoga is risky. Am I
willing to take a risk? There will be
some uncomfortable moments but you can believe I am willing. I know who has my back!
“Growth
and comfort do not coexist.” ~Ginni Rometty
Yoga is something I am very passionate about. It has brought so much to my life: peace, a deeper relationship with my higher
power, friends, self-confidence and self-acceptance and a place to go when I
need to renew, restore and reconnect. Now
moving solely from a place of love, I wholeheartedly cannot wait to share this
with you.
Namaste,
Lindsey
