What if you never learned to ride a bike because you were too afraid to fall…

What if you never saw the world because you were too afraid to fly…

What if you stayed with someone who leaked the life out of you because you were too afraid to be alone…

What if you never wrote the story that you were meant to write because you were too afraid of rejection…

What if you never splashed in crystal blue water because you were too afraid of the way your thighs looked in a bathing suit…

What if you dreamed crazy big dreams but were too afraid to go after them…

What if you never reached half of your potential because you were too afraid to grow…

What if you were consumed with so much fear that you forgot to be alive?

Life feels safer when you are sitting on your couch. Life feels scarier when you are dancing on a stage.

But the thing is… only one of those things makes for a great story.

I can hear your excuses: you don't have enough time/money/security, your cat is sick, you have too many children, you're married, you're single, you're tired, you're too old, you're too young…

Let me ask you this: do you have a pulse? Yes? Then don't let your life be swallowed by excuses and regret. They may give you something to complain about but they don't make the beautiful life that you deserve. Make a plan and do all that you can to inch yourself toward wakefulness.

Every. Single. Day.

Until you are six feet under you owe it to yourself to live your best life above ground.

Let's stop losing our lives to fear and letting the what ifs win.

The time to be alive is now. Right now.

Let's make it count.

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