The future is scary. It's not just scary, sometimes it's absolutely terrifying. Admitting how I feel about the future comes quite easy to me because I think about it all the time. Often I feel that the future is looming over my head and that there is no escaping the crazy predictions I dream up that are usually so ridiculous that they could never actually happen. So why do I stress over the future so much, like many of us do when it is inevitable?
"Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears." - Les Brown
Take a moment of your time to realize how fast each second of your life goes by and understand that you have no control whatsoever over time's passing. It is a scary thought that you may have to face your fears head on, unprepared, unaware and alone, but you will face the moment as it quickly passes, simply because you have to. You can't avoid your future, nor would you want to. Focus on the unknown and what makes you feel outside of your comfort zone because the familiar is boring and you can't relive your past.
I may only have 21 years of experience of facing my inevitable future, but I have learned that I should stop all the stressing and worry that I bottle up inside because I have trust in myself that I will be able to handle whatever comes into my life to take control of my time.
I am here to tell you that your future cannot be controlled, but how you face the future can be.
You have the power to settle your mind, be confident and to stop worrying about what might happen. In the end, what you are expecting to happen usually doesn't anyways, right? So don't beat yourself up about trying to be perfect and trying to make the future go exactly as planned. You obviously have dreams and goals but they are not a reality until they actually happen.
Instead of being afraid of what is to come next for you, do whatever you can to be prepared mentally for the inevitable. Trust yourself and those around you and you will be able to face whatever your future may hold, despite its challenges.
Over the course of the next two years, I will be moving an average of four times per year to new cities, states, and even countries. I have a rough idea of where I am headed and what I will be doing, but I essentially have no idea of all of the experiences I will encounter.
I will easily admit it - my future is very scary. But overpowering that feeling is the excitement, curiosity and splendor of all the hard work, adventuring, and new experiences I know are to come. There are dreams and goals I have set for myself and I really don't know the path I will take towards accomplishing them. Driving me to be the best I can be is the confidence within me to fight back any sense of fear and I believe you do as well. Shine on and rise up to conquer your fears.
"Fear is the brain's way of saying that there is something important for you to overcome." - Rachel Huber
