Don't Let Fear Stop You

I used to have another blog back in 2017. My pastor at the time told me to start a blog encouraging young women. I thought he was crazy. Before that I had no interest in starting a blog. Besides I was 18 or 19 at the time. I didn't feel like I had enough life experience to post about. I felt like I had nothing important to say. I started the blog because he told me to. But my heart wasn't in it. Sometimes I didn't know what to post because I thought it had to be deep and life changing. I started posting less and less until eventually I stopped posting all together.

Recently, I stumbled across my old blog. I read through the posts and I realized how wrong I was back then. I did have a lot to say. I always thought what I posted wasn't good but it was. Its also made me realize how much I've grown. I wonder where I would be if I hadn't stopped posting? Probably much closer to my goals. It doesn't matter now. I can't change the past. What I can do is encourage you guys that whatever it is you're working towards don't stop. Keep going because you never know what you can accomplish in five more years. Don't let fear or laziness keep you from your goals. I should never have stopped posting on my old blog. I was young and scared. I didn't like putting myself out there for the world to see. It made me feel vulnerable. I thought about what people might say about me. I was scared I might say the wrong thing or that what I did say wouldn't reach anyone.

Now I have this blog. Sometimes I still get scared because I feel like I might run out of things to say. But for those who truly know me that'll never happen. In fact, I can talk too much sometimes. I know those thoughts and emotions aren't real. I'm going to be successful one day. Meaning I'll be changing lives while being surrounded by people who truly love me. I'll be everything I've

ever dreamed I would be and more. I don't know what my life is going to look like in the next five years. I do know that I'm going to keep posting on my blog. I'm going to keep encouraging people and myself. I'm going to reach for the stars. And who knows? I just might grab one.