Fear, Freedom and New Year’s Resolutions
What are you so afraid of?
I’ve started seeing a therapist occasionally, and she recently she asked me this question point blank. As I sat across from her drinking my vanilla creamer with a splash of coffee, I realized it was a question I rarely ask myself.
Here’s the thing about us
If I felt it, it must be true.
If I experienced something this way, that MUST be how it is.
But often we couldn’t be more wrong.
In most cases, we’re viewing other people, our lives and our experiences through the lens of one thing… our fears.

To Vulnerability And Beyond…
Here’s a little TEA on me!
I’ve been walking through a pretty stretching, awkward season of life lately. And along with that has
But like everyone else, my fears aren’t rooted in the actual events and things I claim to be afraid of. At the end of the day, I’m just afraid of the way those things will make me FEEL.
I’ll admit, I’ve been on the run lately (Jay Z and Beyonce style) from anything and everything that makes me experience REAL, awkward vulnerability.
In my friendships. In work. In motherhood. In marriage. You name it. (Is anyone else out there a vulnerability avoider?!)
Anyway, I’m finally exploring all of this. And most of my New Year’s resolutions this year revolve around stepping out and getting a little uncomfortable. They’re about trying some new things, welcoming God into it and working on ways to change, for the sake of everything and everyone I love.
A few weeks ago I had the idea to push myself and try to publish something every day in 2019. Like, every single day.
Not because what I write will be amazing. But because I can’t think of a better starting point to fully practicing vulnerability than publishing something, each and every day.
So I’m going to just take it one week at a time. I’ll try this week and see if I can do it!
A Fresh Take On New Year’s Resolutions
What are YOU so afraid of? And how are those fears stopping you from being the person you want to be? From doing the things you really want to do?
What’s a small step you can take to start walking from that fear into your first little tastes of freedom?
Maybe this year instead of making lists of our lofty weight loss or financial goals that we’re sure to lose by February 1st, we can just start by getting down to the root of our emotions and fears, and dealing with those.
It’s a scary place to go, but I’m starting to think it’s the key to everything.
Yes yes yes! Small goals and build from there! I think it’s hard when everyone acts like go big or go home…then it’s frustrating when we do and “fail” so we feel like a failure but really we just needed baby steps! Love you always!!!