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In My Eyes #2: If You Had No Fear

If You Had No Fear
May 18th started out as a typical day. I was doing what I have done on countless mornings since The Steve Harvey Morning Show came into Philly’s market- listening to the local radio station that broadcasts it. It was time for his closing remarks.

Most of his closing remarks are inspirational, God based and success focused. They’re nice to listen to and good food for thought. But that day, he captured my attention with one simple question:

”If you had no fear, what would you be?”

What a concept! What would you be if you had no fear? If you had no fear of what others would say, of how you would be perceived, of failure, of losing your job, of paying the bills, of looking crazy. What would you be? What could you be?

What could I be?

There are so many possibilities open to us, just with that simple statement. I’m sure we’ve all thought about it- our self imposed restrictions, perceived societal restraints- but to hear someone else casually ask the question… It stops me right in my tracks.

If I had no fear…. who, what, where would I be?

If I never had to worry about what someone would say. If I never had to worry about… anything. What would I be?

The mind boggles.

He went on to say that the number one rule in his house is to fear no man but God. What if we really lived like that? What if we were really that uninhibited? That unrestrained? What if we stopped living in fear? Where would it take us?

What, I wonder, is it like to be totally free of your inhibitions? To be totally and completely free to surrender to the dictates of your will?

As you continue on this journey of self discovery called life, challenge yourself with this question.

If you had no fear, what would you be?

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By Kamira A. Evans on 9/14/2006[read on] [6 comments]

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posted by: shadesnyc on 09/14/2006 at 10:10 am

brings a quote to mind:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

by Marianne Williamson
posted by: ms.kool on 09/14/2006 at 10:10 am

excellent question, not just to ponder, but act on. thanks for sharing!
posted by: Kamira on 09/14/2006 at 10:10 am

One of the comments that I keep getting behind the scenes is that people were hoping that I would share what I would be if I had no fear. Although that was not really intended to be the focus of the article- I had hoped that each reader would walk away asking themselves the question moreso than wondering about my answer- I thought I’d hop on and add an addendum to the article. I am doing the thing that I would do if I had no fear- I am consistantly writing with the sole intent of it being published. And yes, I made the decision after I was challenged by the radio broadcast that the time had come to stop putting my dreams and goals on hold. Now- go out and answer the question for yourselves!

Take care!
posted by: bpolite on 09/14/2006 at 10:10 am

Great thought! But I’m afraid of acting w/out fear. But, I do realize how fear holds me back.
posted by: Crown_heights on 09/14/2006 at 10:10 am

Fear has definitely prevented me from jumping on opportunities in the past i.e. the one i had with Bad Boy Entertainment. Here i am living in Maryland, being offered an opportunity to move back to New York and intern. Instead of grabbing the opportunity, i thought too hard about how my bills were going to be paid and how school was going to fit into my new life. All this became too much for me, so i moved on. Unfortunately i find myself regretting that very decision. Sometimes i wish there was another opportunity for me to pursue my passion (working in the music industry as a personal assistant or Marketing & promotions).
posted by: firewall on 09/14/2006 at 10:10 am

Luogo interessante, buon disegno, lo gradisco, signore! =) http://www.lukxi.org/firewall