Don't be a Fraidy-Cat

So, for the last couple of days, everytime I browse Health and Fitness on Pinterest, I run across this:

 

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I doubt myself A LOT.  I get really fired up and believe I can do anything, and then my inner Negative Nancy rears her pointed little head.  Everyone struggles with self-doubt, but I have let mine keep me from some pretty good stuff.  I think this quote is a great reminder that YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU PUT YOUR MIND TO! 

 

This also brings me back to last summer when I had to read "Who Moved My Cheese?" for work.  That book had an unexpectedly profound effect on me.  I was seriously thinking about going back to school.  I had set up meetings and filled out applications, but it wasn't a done deal.  Then, this book raised the question:

 

"What could you do if you weren't afraid?"

 

It was then I realized that I have let fear hold me back so many times.  I didn't go away to college in the first place because I was afraid I wouldn't have any friends.  My dad was having a lot of health issues at the time, and I was afraid something would happen to him.  I didn't move out on my own when I should have because I was afraid of having to move back in with my parents.  I didn't do a lot of things or go a lot of places because I was afraid of consequences or rejection.  I even put off getting my Bachelor's Degree because I was afraid of choosing the wrong major.  I have always chocked this up to responsibility, but the truth is: it was always fear.

 

You could say the same things about my issues with weight.  I am afraid of failure.  I am afraid of getting there or almost there and gaining it all back.  I am afraid of NOT enjoying the nachos.

 

Don't let fear drive your life.  Know that God gave you the tools to be AMAZING. Run with that.