“‘What’ and ‘if’ two words as nonthreatening as words come. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: What if?” ~ Letters to Juliet
“What if” is such a dangerous and yet also an exhilarating phrase. It can create so many different circumstances and choices that we have to muddle through. It can create and inspire, as well as crush and exterminate our dreams. And yet, we let those two little words, combined together, to stop us from achieving greatness. We let fear become the ruler of our lives if we choose not to do something because of that little phrase, “What if.” And then you have great people who use this phrase to create. Creation is a part of who we are, and instead of using our powers for good, we hide them because we are afraid.
I’m guilty of being afraid. I am afraid all the time. I am afraid of what others think of me; I’m afraid of being alone; I’m afraid of losing self respect; I’m afraid of the future; I’m afraid for my nieces and nephews. All of these are fears because of that tiny phrase. I let that phrase consume and extinguish, instead of push me to create. A lot of the great advances that we have in this world all came from “What if” thoughts. Those creators chose to turn this phrase into a power. A power to do something wonderful. A power to make dreams a reality. Isn’t it about time that we all use the phrase “What if” for our advantage, instead of letting those words haunt us?
cial media site and wished that you hadn’t? You’ve forgotten that people seem to only post the amazing accomplishments, events, and experiences. I’m guilty of it and so are you. No individual wants their peers to see them as frail, weak, insignificant, yet we all have those feelings. And yet, we choose to repress them in public and hold on to those worries individually.
s, we feel threatened by other’s good fortune. We don’t think highly enough of ourselves to think that we are talented or worth it. There is always going to be someone better than we are at our special talents, but do we let that get to us? Do we throw ourselves a pity party and continue to say “poor me?” Or do we put our “big girl” pants on and get to work?
would never know it because of the type of person I appear to be on the outside. I am genuinely a happy person. I have nothing to truly be upset about, but I have my struggles, my fears, my worries. Sometimes those things get the better of me. I know weall have those days (or years in my case) where doors slam in our faces and we hope that another one opens, but we forget about the WINDOW! We can jump through a window to get where we need, where we want to go! Opportunity never knocked on a door!!! It has always knocked on the window. So why don’t we remember that, and make the leap? Because, it’s scary! The unknown is fascinating and terrifying all at the same time. We are afraid to try new things, like this blog.
with the world, is the first step to me JUMPING THROUGH THE WINDOW!
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