“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” ~ William Faulkner
When we are afraid, our bodies respond by constricting. Their primal instinct is to freeze and then run – or fight if we’re cornered. The reaction is acute, intense, and rarely productive. Worse, if we suppress the fear and not face it, the sensation becomes toxic in our bodies and creates new problems.
Hope, on the other hand, builds. It’s an expansive sensation that causes us to get curious and learn new ways to live our “normal” lives. Hope makes inventors out of us – challenging us to get creative, inspired, and resilient. This positive emotion opens up our world to new possibilities and provides enough courage to let go in the darkness. The light is within us.
Make it a strong day!