Fear is hidden. Fear is invisible. Fear is clever, cunning. Fear is personal, intimate. Fear is deep. Fear is pervasive. Fear is persistent. Fear is rooted. Fear is reasonable. Fear is convincing. Fear is unseen.
I don’t think people really know the fears that are holding them back. It’s an invisible wall we don’t even know is there. Because we are complicit in keeping it hidden, unseen. We make every excuse, every reason not even try. And every excuse and every reason is valid, reasonable, convincing and true. “What’s the point?” “I’m not good enough.” “I won’t succeed.” “Don’t even try.”
We’re blinded by our excuses and reasons to stop us from encountering that fear – the invisible wall. And we won’t even know it was there until we force ourselves to crash through it, overcome it, persevere, look back and see the broken glass on the floor. Then we begin to understand there are hidden walls all around us, and although maybe we won’t be able to find them right away, we know they’re there and know what to look for.