~:[CH6 - Day 300]:~ The Only Thing We Have To Fear ...

~:[CH6 - Day 300]:~ The Only Thing We Have To Fear ...

It was the night of our Halloween potluck and it was definitely a success. All the worries and fears I had, disappeared as the night went smoothly. The movie was just scary enough, we had more than enough food and we cleaned up fairly well. There were options for those who did not want to watch the movie and ultimately, being together was more than enough. As the night ended and we went our own ways, I kept thinking about how people are afraid of these types of movies, but some people are just afraid at situations in their own lives just as much as these movies. FDR once said that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself." The reality is, he may be right. When our defense mechanisms come up and we put up walls around us, we hold ourselves back. We keep ourselves from doing what we know what we can do because of fear. We're afraid of failure, afraid of what we might find on our journey or simply afraid of everything on the road ahead. I ask you, what do you fear and why? It's not a question I can get a general answer for as for each person, the response will be different. Regardless, the one thing we must understand is that the most successful people in the world may have worried about what was ahead, but they did not fear it; they did not back down. They faced it head out to see exactly what they were capable of. I charge you all to face your fears head out and not allow them to hold you back from accomplishing your dreams. Whether it's personal or work-related, chase after your dreams and never let fear stop you from going after it. In this season of Halloween and frightful moments, let's not forget that with people by your side, these challenges become a lot less scary, however, even if by yourself, you must entrust yourself that you have what it takes to make it all right. You have the skill, but you must realize that truly, the only thing we have to fear is fear itself and we must not let that fear keep us from reaching the sky-high goals we have set for ourselves. Promise me that you will chase after you dreams wholeheartedly, now allowing fear to stop you from getting to your end goal.