Dropping The Fear

Have you had experiences in life where you have had to tell yourself to “drop the fear”?

Recently I climbed a ladder, more than twice as tall as I am. 

As my husband stood outside of (what will be) our new soap studio on his ladder, I climbed my own ladder inside.  Together we tugged on the huge electrical wiring until we got it fed through the much-smaller conduit. 

As I climbed the ladder my heart began to thud.  I thought I was not going to make it.  I repeated the old saying, “Don’t look down.” 

Then I remembered what I did last summer, something that made me realize I could climb ladders as long as I put the fear aside.  I remembered something as simple as the motorcycle safety class.

Suddenly the fear went away.

Facing the fear came as clear to me as life itself. 

Next time you are facing something that seems enormous, something that you feel you cannot accomplish (that you could pass on) and would easily allow someone to do, remember to believe in yourself.  Have faith. 

Beat the fear…drop it like a hot potato…what you can achieve by doing so can really help you climb ladders – even those that seem to reach up into the clouds – hands down.