be brave enough to try
Dear you,
How are you doing?
I did something super interesting. I went Kayaking in an ocean. It was something I had never done before. And the instructor only paddled beside me, he was not in my own Kayak, he was in his, and I was in mine. I had never done it before and this first time, I decided to do it in an ocean!
It felt like a crazy decision. Why would I choose to learn in a spot that wasn't safe? The answer is I don't know but I dared myself to try. It looked scarier than it actually was. My brain made it so much more dramatic than it actually was. I almost scared myself out of the amazing experience. I imagined crazy things. What if I tumbled? What if I fell? What if I drowned? What if I froze? So many negative "What Ifs", so I tricked my mind to imagine positive What Ifs and counter my fear. I am so glad I did, because I almost cheated myself out of this wonderful experience. I did it afraid until I was no longer afraid.
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I realized that this is exactly how we cheat ourselves out of great opportunities and experiences because we give in to fear, instead of taking the courageous path of "trying". You don't have to do it all the way, you just have to try.
That thing you have been procrastinating out of fear, just try! What's the worst thing that could happen? Also, What is the best thing that could happen? Don't cheat yourself out of the best thing that could happen because you are scared of the worst thing that may not happen.
With love,
Blessing Abeng
Ps: I wore a life jacket before leaving this shore and kayaking into the ocean.
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2 年Hi Blessing, inspired by your love letters, I too have taken the courage to try, so instead of shying away from what I know how to do best for the fear that I may not get the results I desire. I've decided to cast my worries on God, throw away the doubts and just do it and this has birthed my poem collection titled Diary of My Youth. I hope you get to see this and know that you are one of the people inspiring this young girl, here is a link to my work if you want to check it out. Thank you. https://selar.co/aap8
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2 年Just try... Thanks for sharing Blessing Abeng ??
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2 年Thank you for sharing this experience ma'am.. I'm spurred up to action right now..
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2 年Thank you so much Blessing Abeng. We're doing it afraid!