I feared

• I feared being alone,
• Until I learned to like myself.
• I feared failure,
• Until I realized that I only fail when I don't try.
• I feared success,
• Until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.
• I feared people's opinions,
• Until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.
• I feared rejection,
• Until I learned to have faith in myself.
• I feared pain,
• Until I learned that it's necessary for growth.
• I feared the truth,
• Until I saw the ugliness in lies.
• I feared life
• Until I experienced its beauty.
• I feared death,
• Until I realized that it's not an end, but a beginning.
• I feared my destiny,
• Until I realized that I had the power to change my life.
• I feared hate,
• Until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.
• I feared love,
• Until it touched my heart, making the darkness fade into endless sunny days.
• I feared ridicule,

• Until I learned how to laugh at myself.
• I feared growing old,
• Until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.
• I feared the future,
• Until I realized that Life just kept getting better.
• I feared the past,
• Until I realized that It could no longer hurt me.
• I feared the dark,
• Until I saw the beauty of the starlight.
• I feared the light,
• Until I learned that the truth would give me strength.
• I feared change,
• Until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to undergo a metamorphosis before it could fly.

by Joloms