“What if I fall?”
Oh, but darling, what if you fly?

I’m sure most know this quote from Peter Pan. What does this quote mean to you?

I’ll tell you what it means to me. Sometimes we are afraid to try something new. Sometimes we are simply to afraid. “What if I fall?” is a question I ask a lot. I’m afraid to step out of my comfort-zone a lot. Things look scary or to big to tackle. I stand in that windowsill looking down at the ground.

“What if I fall?”

Sometimes I fail to look up at the sky with the beautiful stars. I’m afraid to take the leap. I’m afraid to step out of my comfort-zone. I don’t want to. I’m comfortable. Life is easy. But life isn’t always going to be easy. Sometimes we have to step out of our comfort-zone if we want to thrive.

“What if I fall?”

I could fall. I may not be strong enough to take that leap. To step outside my comfort-zone. But what if I don’t? What if taking that step makes my life better.

What if I fly?

Sometimes taking that leap, that step will help us. Our wings will spread, and we will fly. We will thrive. I know that sometimes its easier to stay where we are. Stay in our comfort-zone. If I had stayed in my comfort-zone, I probably wouldn’t be going to a public high school. I would probably still not have very many friends. It was better for me to step out of comfort-zone and take that leap. And I’m glad I did. Now I have a ton of friends and life’s pretty great. It’s still stressful at times, but its great. I was able to fly.

Yes, fear can be overwhelming. I know that. I was scared when I started the school year. I’m still kind of scare. But something I always say, don’t let fear stop you. Take it down instead. Fear is nothing unless you let it be something. I know it’s easier said then done, and I’m still trying to work on that. Not letting fear get in the way of my goals and dreams. Not letting that simple question “what if I fall?” rule my actions. If I asked that every time, I probably wouldn’t love climbing trees as much as I do.

Instead, ask “what if I fly?”. As long as you are capable, you can do wonderful things. No matter how scary things may look, its nothing compared to your dreams.

So, let me ask you this: What if you fly?