Don't Let Fear Stop You From Living!

I love Halloween. It’s my favorite holiday and always reminds me of my Grammie. She really loved all holidays, but she seemed like the coolest Grammie around because she was ahead of her time in terms of handing out handfuls of candy to each trick or treater.  Not like the grouchy neighbor who lived across the street from her who handed out ONE small piece to each child and then used that as her way to count how many kids came through the neighborhood that year… and then complain that it was too many trick or treaters… but I digress.

I love Halloween and am also a COMPLETE wimp when it comes to scary, suspense, or gore.  Which makes me a ridiculous contradiction I know!

I have a strong tendency to over-decorate for Halloween each year, and when I’m making decor decisions... it usually looks like this…

Is the decoration scary... pass.  
Is the decoration fun… then ok, put it up. 

Well over the years my fear of scary has made my Halloween decorations a bit too cutesy.

I’ve let my fear of scary be my decision-maker.

And that doesn’t work for Halloween. And it certainly doesn’t work in love.

Because sometimes love can be scary… NOT DANGEROUS… but scary.

It’s scary to take a risk and be vulnerable.
It’s scary to work to forgive.
It’s scary to ask for forgiveness.
It’s scary to open up and share how you feel.

And yet all of those “scary” things are actually beautiful acts in love. 

I don’t want…

Fear to be your decision-maker in love.

Use this piece of encouragement to see how you can let each other in a bit more or share a little deeper from the heart. 

Don’t let fear be your decision-maker when it comes to love.

Now go out there and have some fun tonight if you’re the Halloween celebrating type.

Yours,

-A

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