Is it worth it

It’s everywhere. It dictates everything. We know how to overcome it yet we choose to accept its poison. What is it you ask?

Fear.

Fear controls our lives. Whether or not you want to accept that fact or not, its true. The people that have been able to do great things in this life have learned to embrace it and turn it into their own personal rocket fuel. Buy why is it so many peoples demise? Why is it so hard to overcome?

During my journey, Fear has been with me every step of the way. It sits on my shoulder as my dark angel. It has prevented expansion, and it has caused expansion. It routinely causes sporadic decisions and it prevents decisions. And every night when I go to bed, I know I must embrace it and use it as my fuel...yet every morning when I wake up, I realize its still with me and force myself to acknowledge its existence. I then remind myself that fear is my fuel, that I have to operate with a deep positive faith, and continue on with my journey.

My wife gave me book by Laird Hamilton, which describes his life as he knows it. With Laird being the king of surfing the largest waves on earth, he included an entire chapter on fear. I was very surprised to read his take on the importance of fear and how big a role it plays in his actions. He, like everyone else, acknowledges fears existence but makes his decisions if as fear were not present. He is one of the rare birds that trained his mind to overcome fear. His success in life can be directly attributed to having the ability to have fear as his fuel.

This brings me back to my question on “Why is it so hard to overcome?” And what I have realized is that you cant overcome it. You can only embrace it, recognize it, listen to its needs, and then make an instinct decision on the following: is it worth it?