I lay awake wondering if everything was some weird dream I couldn’t wake up from. Perhaps I was dreaming of lying awake… Surely that made far more sense than what I perceived to be actual reality…

Because reality right now feels more like an actual bizarre nightmare…
Surely we’re not all quietly surrendering everything we have worked our entire lives for because of something most of us are still struggling to understand. We can’t seriously be considering accepting this ‘hostage’ situation to continue without a fight!

With absolutely no one being immune to the aftermath of lockdown I sit baffled as to how so many of us have surrounded to counting the days until it comes to an end (and I’m not referring to the virus).

Of course we’re scared. Naturally we’re concerned & treading with caution. But there’s a huge difference between treading with caution & following blindly to your own death.

I’ve seen a few warriors trying to guide & lead us to find our voices & expand our awareness & I look at them with humble gratitude because we need this motivation & persistence to shake us awake! They are encouraging us to take a stand even if we’re not sure of all the facts.

You see, all this time I’ve been trying to figure out who is right. Is it real or not? Is this a Covid-19 pandemic or simply a Fear induced pandemic? Should we be in isolation or not? Are we safe or aren’t we? Do we send our children to school or not? And then somehow, amidst all of this and trying to figure out if I was suffering from insomnia or insanity it hit me…! Facts… What are my facts?

I simply can’t be in hiding forever!

I hadn’t thought of it before until this very moment, but this all started off as self isolation to protect ourselves & our family from an external threat – #1 Threat started off as the Virus…

Then, social distancing – #1 Threat became other people…

Then, no social gatherings – #1 Threat became our Family & Friends

All leading up to economic suicide – #1 Threat became any dreams of ever becoming financially successful

Naturally affecting crime activity – #1 Threat became Safety

We’ve moved from fearing a virus to fearing absolutely everyone & everything including our very own instinct to survive.

Before Covid-19 came knocking, I had embarked on a journey that would bring to life I dream that I honestly never imagined would materialize in this lifetime. Once we went over 3 months of Lockdown I began to question this dream, question its feasibility & survival rate. But right now I’m telling you that THIS IS NOT THE TIME to allow fear created thoughts into your space. These thoughts only bring upon negative energies that do absolutely nothing to help us or promote what we’re dreaming of manifesting.

DREAM! LIVE! DARE to push through all this dread found in the trail left by this virus and PROVE your fear driven thoughts wrong!

We cannot continue to silently wait, paralyzed as everything & everyone we love is destroyed!

This does not have to be the end of anything, but it does need to be a new beginning and one based on the desire to overcome, achieve & embrace infinite abundance!

We can’t stay in hiding forever. It’s time we roll up our sleeves and fight for what’s ours, for what’s right & for what will secure the best future for us all, especially our children!

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The last time I looked down that barrel was 7 years ago when I literally thought I was as good as dead. Traumatic divorce, crazy custody battle and not a cent to your name makes one look down the dark barrel of FEAR. But thankfully I had my faith that has always walked beside me and often carried me through some of the toughest times of my life. My FAITH, and yes, capital letters too, because this FAITH that opened the door as I dropped to my knees lead me to a completely new way of life, the life that I’m living today.

FEAR is definitely something we need to be aware of and catch before it begins to take over everything we have worked for. If we become complaisant and allow FEAR to override our thoughts, feelings & dreams then we truly are as good as dead. If we are more consumed with isolating ourselves instead of changing the way we live to take our power back then we ARE living in a FEAR PANDEMIC. What’s destroying livelihoods and killing people all over the world it not the virus itself but rather the FEAR of what that virus has been MADE to represent.

The idea of losing our income, living a life of isolation, losing our freedom and ability to dream big or dream at all, is holding us ALL hostage. FEAR is holding us hostage and what’s worse is we’re letting it.

I’m not saying that what we’re feeling isn’t real. It most certainly is, to every each one of us. What I’m saying is we need to come out of hiding. We need to step out of this box we have wrapped ourselves in from the very minute they told us that it was not safe to step outside our homes and we need to start building new lives for ourselves.

If our jobs no longer work for this new life we are living then what jobs do?

What careers do we need to be stepping into? What do we need to do to align ourselves to the new futures that lie before us?

If this virus attacks vulnerable and compromised immune systems and we fall under that category, then what do we need to do to no longer fall under that category? What lifestyle changes do we need to implement? What should we be investing in?

How can we best spend our money so we add value to our mental, emotional and physical wellbeing?

THESE are the questions we need to be asking ourselves!!! THIS is how we take our POWER back!

We all started by waiting for this to pass, then we all moved onto waiting for a cure and now what? Are we really all going to sit around and wait for a vaccine without even considering changing anything else? Really? So what will happen when we are faced with another virus, another unknown strain, are we all prepared to go through all of this, all over again? I most certainly am not.

7 years ago I took my power back and began a journey that helped me heal emotionally and mentally and now…well now FEAR has forced me to finally look at my physical wellness. I can no longer sit back and pray without actively participating in making a positive difference in my own life.

My FAITH has always guided & supported me but I have had to get up & BE the change I was needing! I will NOT allow FEAR to dictate how my life is going to be affected. I WILL DECIDE THAT!

This is MY life and therefore it is MY CHOICE!!

FEAR will NO LONGER CONTROL MY CHOICES!

Stand STRONG! Stand TALL! YOU’VE GOT THIS!

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