FEAR

Tired of living in fear.
After all- isn't that what keeps all people where they are?
Fear of the active pursuit of what they really want because, what if it isn't all they hoped it would be?
What if it is?
This year's resolution is not getting dusty on the shelf like so many abandoned goals of previous years.  It is living in my brain, whispering in my dreams, nudging my waking conscious.  The rule is simple:
"I will not let fear be the deciding factor in whether or not I do something."
This commitment requires the analysis of every decision or lack of decision.  Am I avoiding that acting class because I worry I won't be good enough, or will discover the fascination with it in my head is unrealized in reality?  Am I shunning offers and opportunities because my trust in humanity is so warped that I read a scam into everything?  Am I postponing moving forward because, dissatisfied as I am, I'm scared of stepping out of the safe parameters and forging into adventurous new territory?
If I can evaluate any of these decisions and determine the answer comes through wisdom, I may maintain my stance.  But that thing that I fear? That is what I must face.  So for me, the year of 2012 is dedicated to discovering my many fears and relinquishing them.
Every avenue that life presents me must be experimented and tried.  Fear has no place in my life.  It's too consuming, too costly, and too destructive.

Motivation Motivates

Everyone has interests.  Everyone has dreams.  Everyone wishes they could do something or go somewhere or be someone.  And for a lot of people, those dreams stay right where they are, waiting for some life-changing event to bring the stars within reach.  But it doesn't work that way.  The stars do not come to you- you must go to them.  Not in one big rocket ship- there are no rocket ships that can carry dreams.  You must start with a single motion, step by step climbing the mountain that will lead you to the ladder to the sky.  And with each new step your spirits will lift, your resolve will harden.  Motivation can only be acquired by first being motive.