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The other terror that scares us from self-trust is our consistency; a reverence for our past act or word, because the eyes of others have no other data for computing our orbit than our past acts, and we are loath to disappoint them. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Emerson says: “Always do what you are afraid to do.” What is ‘too scary’ to write about? Try doing it now.

I'm a perfectionist. At everything in life. So I think the scariest thing for me to write about is failure. The 'what ifs?' What if I screw this up? What if I don't succeed at something? What if I don't get it right the first time? What if someone doesn't like me? What if I don't meet my goal? The list could go on forever. And believe me, in my mind, it does.

I think I avoid writing about all of these fears because it makes them that much more real to me. If they're out there on paper or on the internet, the possibility of them coming true is even stronger.

Rationally, I know it's crazy. And rationally, I think writing about it actually helps on some level. Even though it scares the crap out of me. Because it forces me to face whatever I'm afraid of and it forces me to think about it on another level. And it helps me to see that facing my fears head on might not be quite as bad as I think it is. Possibly.

So. There it is.

What are you afraid to put out there?