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Sometimes, the stumbling block to the realization of our dreams and goals in life are our fears. So if we want to turn our dreams into reality, we must take courage to defeat fear.
Have you given up your dreams because of fear? However, it does not mean that if we are courageous, we are fearless.
Fear is not always considered negative, it has also a positive aspect. Fear can save us from danger because we learn to be more cautious, alert, and pro-active when we feel fear. Anne is afraid of water because of her childhood experience of almost drowning. Because of that, whenever she would be forced to take a boat ride, she would always bring and wear a life vest. One day, when the boat she was riding on capsized, she was saved because of her life vest.
But we must be careful with fear because it will not only take us away from danger, just like what happened to Anne, but it will also take us away from fulfilling our dreams. Some people are being haunted by fear and anxiety because they want to control their life due to fear of experiencing again the same pains and heartaches that they underwent in the past. When fear dominates and controls us, we are frozen, we remain stagnant, and we lose the chance to grow.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but it is DOING THE RIGHT THING AMIDST FEAR. We must try to overcome fear and learn to move on and believe that something greater is in store for us. Let determination and commitment propel us and enable us to surpass our fear, so that we can enter the door of available opportunities and in the end, achieve our dreams.
Every success happens because of determination and commitment. Tomas Alva Edison is a known inventor who developed important devices such as phonograph, motion picture camera, and electric light bulb. But looking back, Tomas Edison did not learn to talk until he was almost four years of age. Due to his being too inquisitive at a young age, his upset teacher told him that he was “too stupid to learn anything” such that his mother temporarily withdrew him from attending formal school and personally continue his education through home schooling. He was even fired from his first two jobs and made thousand unsuccessful experiments. Despite all these failures, however, he continue to pursue his dream. With his strong drive and commitment to accomplish his goals, those unsuccessful attempts finally resulted to a design that worked and made him one of the famous American inventors of significant devices that greatly improved and influenced life in the world.
It is always commitment and determination that will make us achieve our dreams. It is the ability to keep on going and trying in the midst of our fears, failures, discouragement, obstacles, and difficulties.
It is not yet too late to pursue such dream again.
Do we want physical well being? We need to be determined and committed to eating healthy food such as fruits and vegetables. We need to be committed to a healthy lifestyle and regularly engaging in physical fitness activities. We need to be committed to avoid and let go of stress and unnecessary worries.
Do we want a united family? We need to be determined and committed to spending quality time together with our spouse. We need to be committed to communicating and expressing love regularly, accepting our partner for what he/she is, and always forgiving one another.
Do we want financial success? We need to be determined and committed to increasing our financial intelligence. We cannot afford to work haphazardly. We need to work hard and give our best shot. We need to be committed to keep watch of our spending habits. We need to be committed to continuous learning and discovering investment opportunities and business ventures.
Fear is useless, what is needed is BELIEF in ourselves and COMMITMENT to achieve our dreams, coupled with TRUST in Divine Providence.
Nancy Paje
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