Courage is our birthright

I truly believe that the human race is courageous by nature.

You are not born with fears. None of us was born with fears.

Just look at a kid. They can fucking conquer the world.

But somewhere along the way, we learn that this planet is not a safe place.

Some babies learn that when they’re a few days old.

Some kids learn it when they get hurt for the first time.

Others have seen and heard that around them and made that story theirs.

And some of us have unconsciously let generational fears consume us.

We learn to brace ourselves. We learn to hide ourselves. And the fears start to take shape.

A kid is never afraid of being who they truly are until they’re laughed at for it.

Never afraid of loving unconditionally until their heart breaks for the first time.

Never afraid of getting something wrong until they’re shamed for it.

But those fears we have within us don’t need to keep shaping us.

The unconscious fears passed down from generation to generation that keep blocking our growth are not ours to carry anymore.

The ones we’ve taken in from our environment were never ours to carry in the first place.

And the ones that come from our lived experiences don’t need to keep defining who we are now.

Do you want to let them stop you from living the life you want?

Would you rather live a completely safe life, never being hurt again, but not allow yourself to love again? Or would you rather put yourself out there, love as you've never done before, with the risk of getting hurt?

Do you want to live a full life without any regret, or a shallow one filled with what-ifs?

The choice is yours.

You are courageous. You’ve always been, even when you felt that you weren’t. Even now, if you feel that you aren’t.

We're not born with those fears. They're not ours to carry. They've been imposed on us. They've been fed to us. It’s time to let them go.

No kid was born to keep themselves small.

That courage may be hidden behind and beneath all fears, but it’s there. You’ve always been courageous.

What’s your soul screaming at you to do?

What’s something that you’ve been meaning to pursue that has never been the right time to pursue?

What’s something you want to quit, let go of or leave in the past?

Go do it.

Fly.

Soar.

It’s your birthright.