the fears

When do you win? When do you conquer. Not when you actually achieve what you had always dreamt of. You do not win when you sit back and relish what you just witnessed. You do not win in the moments of rejoice or the fulfillment.

Baby steps.

Parents are happier when their child takes the first steps. A father is proud when he sees his son grown into a mature gentleman when he sees him take the first step. A mother is proud when her daughter makes the first meal and serves the first bite. It is not wrong to say that “our firsts” have been so special to us. Our firsts make upto the favourite of our list. But do you remember cycling by yourself for the first time? Do you remember when you solo travelled for the first time? Do you remember getting that first pay check? Do you remember getting the first meal of the day after a terrific hustle filled day? Do you remember how did your firsts become so special and important to you?

You shred off a bit everytime you hop on to another step. Everytime you get up to do something you have never done, you have a feeling that does not want you to go ahead.

‘What if this is not a right thing to do? What if this is not what I am meant for? What if this sees the end of me? What if this marks the ending of something that has not even started?’

And you know, you win when you, my friend pull these thoughts back. When you conquer your thoughts, you change your world. Believe me when I say, that you are a butterfly. You have grown from a caterpillar to what you are today shredding off the bits of you. The parts that you shred off are the fears that linger upon your chest. The fears that cling onto you. The fears that cripple you.

And oh sweetie, you don’t win when you achieve something.

The real win lies in shredding off your fears. Know how your heart beats when you stand across the cliff and take a look at the breath-taking view. Know how your heart pounces during times you think you might lose something. Don’t give yourself into your fears. It is very important to get rid off the fears that we cultivate upon ourselves. Remember that time when you could not drive the bicycle without extra tyres and your parents support. But you finally did it, and oh so gracefully. You never thought you could sustain on your own, but look at yourself, you have never been this better. You had the guts to remove the toxicity from your life. You had the guts to take the plunge back then. Why not now? Why can’t you get up and say- I got this!

 

It is time to say a goodbye to all your fears that keep you back from being what you really could be. Time to take the plunge, fellas. And don’t forget to celebrate the ‘oh so little win’. Because- it is all in the little things.

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