Del Close, considered to be the father of Improv, is known for living his life under his coined motto "follow the fear." The idea is that if something scares you, lean into it. I have been thinking about this a lot lately, specifically with my weight fight. I am afraid of losing weight. Afraid that I can't. Afraid that I can. But when I think of Del's advice I also think how scary that would be to NOT lean into the fear that I feel. I have stood up to the fear of talking to someone, or stretching myself before... and look at the friends I have met and experiences I have had. All worth it. So with each new fear, I search again and again for the faith and strength to push it back and expose why I fear it and get rid of it. So here I am again, resolving to lean into my weight fear.
I have found myself saying this to myself again and again over that last few months for more than just my weight and a dear friend of mine was talking about making some big changes in his life and again we discussed not letting fear stop us. Life can be terrifying, but it is also exciting and knee-weakeningly beautiful. So do something terrifying today. *
*Like smart terrifying, not death defying.
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