In order to grow, one must face their fears. Fear holds you back, keeps one in their comfort zone but never really getting anywhere.
This year I said to myself that I would participate and complete each and every week of the 52 Weeks to Simplify Your Life Challenge. I started off well, as I do with any new thing, even managing to play catch-up after an extremely sad life event but then I stopped.
Sure life has been busy, but not frantic. Sure I have had many a project to complete and share, but none that absolutely must be done now. Something has been holding me back. That inner voice has been holding me back, that same inner voice that even when given all the tools and knowledge to improve my mental health had stopped me in my tracks.
Why do I do this to myself? Like a self sabotage of sorts. Here, I am exploring my inner self and I am FROZEN WITH FEAR. But fear of what? I have thought about this a lot and can only come up with the fact that I may not like what I find.
I have never truly liked myself. I don’t know why. There, I said it. Phew, that was hard.
So, if I have never really liked myself and delving into my inner self could potentially uncover things that I may not like about myself, then I don’t really have anything to lose.
Really, and this is truly remarkable for me to be finding the positive amongst the negative, I have everything to gain. By pinpointing those things that I don’t really like, it gives me the opportunity to change.
‘There is nothing with which every man is so afraid as getting to know how enormously much he is capable of doing and becoming.’
With change comes growth and by facing this fear, I hope to become a better version of me. The version that likes herself and is proud to be, well, ME.
So, what’s holding you back?
Laziness, propensity to procrastinate, but most of all fear of failure. Good on you for finding a positive in all that negative. For what it’s worth – I like you
mmm, all of the above for me too. Aww, thanks Nee, you know how to make a gal smile
it’s worth a lot.
aargh lost my comment (did not get my password right for WP log in)
#1 i like you too!
#2 what holds me back? fear and insecurity always. I battle this head on but feel nauseated a lot of the time with the anxiety that it all brings!
#3 you can do it!
Thanks Deb your support is very much appreciated, I can & I will do it! : D
I hope when you look deeper you find many things that you LIKE about yourself. But you have to take the risk to find out. Look forward to reading more about how you go on your journey!
I sure hope I do too, a risk-taker I am not but I am learning!
I’ve myself being doing alot of delving internally which has at times been really tough, but so worth it as I’m on a clear path to being a better me, one that I actually like. I think it’s great you’re being brave and taking that step. You won’t regret it.
I am finding it very tough but know that I can only come out of it with a better understanding of what I do and don’t like about myself. Hoping to improve on the don’t likes and put a bigger focus on the do likes. Now for me to just ‘get on with it’
Hi Stacey,
I am also taking the 52 week challenge with Deb. It sounds like it was a good decision for both of us. I took Deb’s advice about commenting on someone’s blog this week. (first time for me) I liked the title of your blog “get on with it” so I dediced to read and make a comment. What holds me back? FEAR! If we were all honest with ourselves we would find something inside that we don’t like. We want to be a better mom, or grandmom, wife, friend, or daughter. No one expects you to be perfect, but yourself. Go easy on yourself and continue to look for the positive…you will find it.
Trying to live life simply in the US,
Denise
Glad to meet another SYL12 Challenge participant, Hello Denise
Thanks for stopping by.
The going easier on myself is definitely something I have to work on, it is very true that most expectations are ones I put on myself and am really looking to let go of some/a lot of them through the whole challenge process. Best of luck with it all.