Do it anyway

Someone recently brought to my attention that the last blog I wrote was in November. Wow? It didn’t seem like it was that long ago, but sure enough, it was. Why, you might ask, have I not written a blog in almost three months?  Is it because I have nothing to write about? No, I have plenty to write about.  For those who don’t know me well, I am quite a chatter box.
 

I will tell you what it is, one word, FEAR.  Fear that no one would like what I have to say. Fear that someone would read it and say, well that sucks, who cares? Or, that’s stupid.  I mean, quite honestly, the possibilities my mind comes up with are endless.

And I am sure I am not alone on this one. How often do we stop ourselves from doing something before we even do it because we let fear get in the way?  We convince ourselves before we even do something that it is not going to work. Or that someone won’t like us.  Or we aren’t qualified.  Or, not good enough.  Or, we will make a fool of ourselves.

But as someone else has reminded me recently, who cares?  If there is something you really want, then you just have to go for it! Regardless of how others may perceive you or how scared you are of doing it.  Do it anyway!  (By the way, there is a song by Ben Folds called “Do It Anyway”, song about this very subject).

Because once you do it, once you overcome the fear, you will feel so much better about yourself.  You know the acronym for fear?  False Evidence Appearing Real.

How true is that?  So today, do one thing you have not done because of your False Evidence Appearing Real.  And then see how good you feel once you have done it!

As for me, I will be writing my blogs, whether anyone reads them or not. Whether anyone likes them or not.  Because at the end of the day, this is what I want and no one is going to stop me.

Thanks & see you again next time…Patti B.
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