Let me tell you about a friend of mine and her sister. My friend goes by the name of Fear, she’s quite a versatile sort and always goes out of her way to bring the best out of people. Despite this she’s not very popular; most people would cross the road to avoid her at all costs. People had heard the gossip from a very small age that Fear was not a great person to have around and the best thing to do is to keep her out of their lives.
Her sister is called Excitement, she’s extremely popular. Everybody loves Excitement and they want to be with her all the time. If she was a celebrity she’d grace the covers of all the glossy magazines and she would quickly be adopted as the nation’s darling. She has invites to all the great parties, her weekends could be jam packed full of social engagements but there’s a slight problem.
Fear and Excitement are really close. They love each other dearly, Excitement has always witnessed the heartbreak that is felt by Fear because of her unpopularity and it makes her heart bleed. Excitement can see that Fear has never done anything to warrant her bad reputation and so stays very close to her sister’s side. Because of her loyalty to her sister she accepts some invitations but always on the proviso her sister could attend also, her belief is that the more she socialises with Fear the more people will see that Fear is a good egg really and become more accepting of her.
Over time there have been a reluctant few who have thought outside the box. These clever people realised that if they want to hold the best party and have the best times and if they really want to have Excitement in their lives they learnt to tolerate Fear and accept her as a necessary evil. Inevitably over time they got to know a little more about Fear, it didn’t take them long to realise that Fear is actually just as much fun to have around as Excitement, Fear no longer felt uncomfortable with them and they started to shed all preconceptions about her. In fact, they started to welcome Fear into their lives, and the more they welcomed Fear the more they got to know Excitement.
Think about this for a moment. How much excitement are you missing out on by not allowing fear into your life? What is it that’s stopping you from getting to know your fear? How can you welcome fear into your world this week? This could be your challenge if you’re brave enough to accept.
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