Away from the Nest

"It's okay to be scared. Being scared means you're about to do something really, really brave."

Fear: A Foe or a Friend 

Once you reach a point in time when you find yourself clutching your chest as if trying to steady your heart and you are faced with a decision that you know will forever change your life, then take a deep breath and reach for it. 

Uncertainty is scary. Not knowing where you are or what's going to happen next sure is dreadful. But you know what's worse? It's not being able to move. See, fear is a paralysing thing. It magnifies worries, self-doubts and insecurities. It overshadows the light, the goal, and what could be.

But being scared is alright and being scared is important. It's a reminder that you are alive. It's a sign that there's an impending change. Being scared is a signal for you to take action because you are on to something great.

The moment you decide to let go, just break free and let loose - that one second of bravery will make all the difference. There is no win or lose in that magical moment. There is only triumph. That precious second is an absolute power-up. It gives you a boost and your senses become so heightened that you feel ever-present, so alive, so confident.

That, I believe is a feeling to yearn for and not stagnation nor paralysis borne from fear. If the birds in the sky chose to stay inside the nest and didn't take the fall when they were young, they wouldn't know they can fly.

The Nest 

The nest is like a comfort zone. Some place where you can be safe, a bubble where you think nobody can hurt you, it is a zone where you can hide and be yourself. The comfort zone can be a thought, a feeling, habit, behaviour, belief that you are used to.

In this case, it can be an old habit, a diet plan never realised, travel tickets never booked, outing plans so long overdue, choice of words, unrequited love, self-harm, ideals, programs, firm beliefs, addiction in various forms or old routines.

All these things, once you find it hard to avoid, cut off and change have already become your comfort zone. They are transformed now as the nest which housed you - but instead of nurturing, it traps instead. Unsurprisingly, the commonality among all mentioned zones is "fear". This fear is the very strand that makes up the nest. 

Away from the Nest

I need to tell you this. I invite you to see it and feel it. Hear this out. This is important.

You have all the power there is to remove the strands that traps you to where you are. You have all what it takes to stand up, spread those mighty wings and soar. A little caution though, if you do it half-heartedly it wouldn't do much for you. What I can tell you is that this transition will take all your guts, your attention, and your commitment to do so because this won't be an easy one. This will entail you breaking your routines and flying away from the nest.

When you decide to stand on that edge ready to fly, you will reach a point in time when you find yourself clutching your chest as if trying to steady your heart and you are faced with a decision that you know will forever change your life, and when you do, then take a deep breath, spread your wings and fly away from the nest.

Soar 

Run free. Do things you didn't do before. Be your own person. Break that old habit you thought so hard of changing. Discipline yourself to go on that healthy diet if necessary. Book that plane ticket. See the world. Hang out with your friends. Confess your love to that person - remember, win or lose right? It's the only way we grow.

Uncertainty is scary. Not knowing where you are or what's going to happen next sure is dreadful. But you know what's amazing? It's you - born to win, born to fly, and born to live a life you truly want. Just take that chance and rock on.

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Cheers,
MJ