Today the thought of the day meant a lot to me. I have also rec'd a lot of feedback from people who read it and felt that it touched them in some way. In the process of responding to emails about it, I realized something I consider profound. I went to costa rica a few weeks back. I got in a plane and traveled for 5 hours at 30,000 feet, with no fear. I entered a country where a lot of things should have been scary (mainly the hurricane) with mild fear, but nothing major. I allowed someone who I could hardly communicate with (because he didn't speak much english) strap me to a cord and send me flying through trees in a damn jungle with no safety net, again with no fear. My point is that, I did things that should have scared me for real without any fear. But when it comes to matters of the heart, I , like most, have allowed fear to control my actions. Fear of being hurt, rejected or left. All things that, like most things, are out of my control. I haven't let fear control my career ambitions, my friendships or my adventures. And today, I want to move towards a place where fear doesn't control my ability to give and receive love. Because frankly if i survived the crazy zip line in crazy (extra crazy) costa rica, I'm sure I can survive love!
-Maliek-
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