Naomi Dawn Musch

Forget eating bugs. John the Baptist did it. Forget driving down the highway at reckless high speeds. Cops and race car drivers do it for a living. Others do it just to make a YouTube video. Forget all that Fear Factor hype on TV. What really induces fear? Following your dreams, that's what.

My children are young adult kids who are chasing their dreams in big ways. They might lose a lot of money if things don't pan out. They might even end up jobless. They might have to endure criticism. Actually, I'm sure they will. But that's what happens when you chase after something -- an ideal, a passion -- and it stretches you beyond ordinary limits.

I'm a writer. I've been a writer since I was ten years old.Some people didn't believe it. (Can you imagine?) I hoped to be a published novelist by age 24. I dreamed of being an award winning journalist. Hmm... I'm 50, and I've been writing all along -- pretty much -- but some of my biggest achievements, like publishing a novel, only happened recently. If I had known it would be so tough, would I have pursued this dream for 40 years?

Um... Yeah, I think I would have.  I think I did know it would be tough. I was aware that upsets and interruptions would come. They have to. After all, who wants to miss out marrying their high school sweetheart and raising five kids and homeschooling and farming and buying and selling and going on escapades...?

Life is full. But adventures await. Still, the dreams cling and we pursue them if we aren't afraid.

What holds you back from chasing your passion? Fear of failure? Fear of rejection? Fear of hardship? Fear of inability? Fear of attack?

Kick the fear factors. If God planted a desire in you forsomething that just won't go away, step across the line and take a closer look. See if it doesn't grow. See if it doesn't grow you. Following your dreams will almost never be easy, and you won't be guaranteed absolute success. But it will keep you from wishing that you'd tried. After all, I think the fear of looking back at what "might have been" could be the worst feeling of all.

Write on!

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