It’s Okay to Be Afraid

Transcript

When I say awhile back I actually mean a few hours ago.

I do that sometimes, I say awhile back to put some distance and actually these things are still current in my life. I try not to say that on a podcast.

This is a message I sent in a romantic context. I mean its something from me so it’s not like Im sharing something that would invade anothers privacy.

I’m just going to read this outloud, I’m translating this from Spanish as I go so bear with me.

I’m thinking about something the other day you said to me that you had fear in your heart. You had fear, you were startled and maybe you still have some of that in you.

The truth is I’m also afraid, I’m afraid that you’re not going to like me or that I expose toomuch of myself too soon. Or maybe that I’m not enough. Sometimes I think about how people have rejected me in the past and I’m afraid it could happen again.

I don’t know what’s gonna happen in the end, whatever happens we’re going to keep growing as individuals learning more about our own beings. It’s okay to be afraid.

If you’re afraid it doesn’t mean that you’re broken or you can’t handle things or that you’re broken.

In some ways fear is a gift from the soul, its a way to see our own beings. Experience ourselves in a more profound way, in a deeper way.

It’s not always comfortable but if we take it with a little calm. If we can remain calm when we’re feeling our fear there might even be something beautiful.

I wanted to share that with you because whatever emotion you’re experiencing, it’s ok.

It’s normal and maybe it’s even wonderful. Take care. That’s the message.

And there’s a greater context to this too, something about the way I live my life.

If this serves you I hope you keep it with you for as long as it serves you.

If it doesn’t you don’t need to pay too much attention.

What it is is life if I am interacting with other people, I don’t know how they are going to react.

I don’t know if they’re going to accept me, maybe they’re going to reject me. I can’t control that. It’s in their hands and the hands of God.

But I do have control over something really remarkable which is this….I can express myself honestly like I was trying to do in this message.

Maybe you notice in this message I’m not just saying these are my emotions, I’m trying to say something that somebody could keep with them, even if they do reject me.

Maybe their life will be better because of that, because I presented this gift or this way of looking at the world.

So maybe it doesn’t matter so much if someone accepts us or someone rejects us when we’re true to ourselves we always win. That’s always a success.

You cannot lose if you express yourself honestly because that’s something so pure, so lovely that you showed your insides to the world.

Thank you for listening, I’ll talk to you soon.