Why We Need To Choose Love Over Fear
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Why We Need To Choose Love Over Fear

I chose love. Take that fear!

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Why We Need To Choose Love Over Fear

It is true that life becomes a momentous journey when you decide to choose love over fear in everything you do, and I mean everything. There is a sensation that arises within us when we realize that fear is a construction of a mind manipulated by negativity. The reality is, fear only smothers us, entraps us, and withholds us from our greatest capability: to love and involve love in everything we do or say. There is a light inside each and every one of us that shines in the essence of our dreams, with love as the intention - for ourselves, for the world around us, and for living life to the fullest. The importance of finding that light, cherishing it, seeking it out, and embracing it is a step toward choosing love over fear.

Sometimes the fear we hold on to manifests within our lives in different forms and magnitudes. This in itself exemplifies the versatility of fear and the truth that sometimes we don't realize that what we are feeling or experiencing is fear and nothing more. Thus, what we feel and the strength of a fearful presence can influence the strength needed to overcome it. But where does that moment of overcoming fear begin? It begins with love. It begins with the recognition that fear is as unnecessary as anger. Without fear we put aside the fallacy of negativity within the mind and within the heart. Instead of self-affliction, we can be set free to self-love, instead of self-rejection, we can be set free to self-acceptance. So, set yourself free, to love! There should be no fear when it comes to love, in our relationships with others, with ourselves and with our dreams. The purest and most rare form of love can only exist when there is an absence of fear. So let go of fear. Let it all go. That is where you will discover self-worth and the real reason why we are all here - to live and let live.

When all is said and done, what do we truly have to lose in letting go of fear? Nothing. When fear is released, we are able to feel what we need to feel, experience what we need to experience, and give love unconditionally without reciprocation or expectation, and that is a beautiful thing! Take a moment today, in the next few minutes, or even the next few hours to let go of something you are fearful of. Whether it is falling in love again, or truly believing that you are beautiful in your purest form (because you are). When you do this, you will not want to stop, because you will realize that there is a life worth living when you choose love over fear.

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