When Doubt is Our Traitor.

“Our doubts are traitors,” writes William Shakespeare “and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.”

My darlings, I’ve been feeling quite a bit of doubt lately – certain inevitable changes in life, have caused a much needed gaze within.

“Am I strong enough…?”

“Do I have clarity enough…?”

“Will I be consumed by the crashing waves…?”

Everything seems so BIG when we are uncertain. Where lacking the details to create an accurate context, our minds are busy “penciling in”.

We stop ourselves before we ever begin – defeated by a prospect that we’ve only just imagined.

And, oh my goodness – such a sad state of affairs, don’t you think?

“Our doubts are traitors…” – selling us on that ‘snake oil’ of what might happen if.

It’s no way to live, I promise you my dears.

In these moments of doubt, you may notice your mind racing ahead. And we must call it back again – to offer this space to breathe and to rest; to find its purpose, once again.

Like an old friend, we welcome it in…”it’s alright, my darling. Everything will be ok.”

And, I promise you, it will. For no matter the churn that threatens to pull us away – we have just this.

One heart…

One breath…

And this hope of a brand new beginning.

❤️

About

Tara Lemieux is a mindful wanderer, and faithful stargazer. Although she often appears to be listening with great care, rest assured she is most certainly‘forever lost in thought. She is an ardent explorer and lover of finding things previously undiscovered or at the very least mostly not-uncovered.

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