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Why You Should Be Fearless

“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.” –unknown

Natalie Bittel
Oct 18, 2016
Kent State University
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Why You Should Be Fearless
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What gives you your spark? What makes you shine like the sun? What sets your soul on fire?

Whether you know right now or not, one day you will know the answers to these questions. Spend your life searching for whatever it is that makes you feel like the brightest star in your own sky.

Throughout our lives, there will be obstacles, hardships, heartbreak, and moments where we are unsure of our feelings. We will fall down and be pushed around. People will hurt us. We may hurt others. We might even hurt ourselves. However, every struggle that comes our way is no coincidence. Life puts us into situations for a reason. We learn from all the bad times, as they prepare us for the great times. Great can’t be great without a frame of reference.

Things will happen and it will feel like there isn’t a reason for it at all. However, there will be one moment, one day, somewhere, in some way, when we will realize why. If everything happens for a reason, then even our wrong choices will be the right choices.

Don’t analyze every move you make your entire life; just make them. Take the next step, jump, or leap into the unknown. Chase whatever it is you’ve wanted your entire life. Don’t be afraid, because to be afraid is to put up a wall between you and the world.

Never live your life with the feeling that you can’t do something. You can do everything and anything that you set your mind to. You are in control of your own happiness. Work for it. Fight for it. Search for it. Wait for it. Be patient. Be brave. Be strong. Be courageous. Be fearless – be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.

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