Sunday, May 23, 2010

Day 143

Lately it seems that the universe is giving me nothing but green lights when it comes to pursuing my dream of being a writer and workshop facilitator. For example, for years a lot of my energy was consumed by worry about my son. Just recently I came to understand that he is capable of taking care of himself. Not only does he not need me, my worry only served to hold him back. Letting go of this obsession frees up energy to do the work I am here to do.

I am still afraid. After all, I might crash and burn (sorry about all the road trip metaphors). I am, however, trying to embrace my fear and recognize that it is part of the process. Paulo Freire said:

"The more you recognize your fear as a consequence of your attempt to practice your dream, the more you learn how to put into practice your dream!"

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