I Feared being alone..

I feared being alone

until I learned to like myself.

I feared failure

until I realized that I only fail when I don't try.

I feared success

until I realized that I had to try in order to be happy with myself.

I feared people's opinions

until I learned that people would have opinions about me anyway.

I feared rejection

until I learned to have faith in myself.

I feared pain

until I learned that it's necessary for growth.

I feared the truth

until I saw the ugliness in lies.

I feared life

until I experienced its beauty.

I feared death

until I realized that it's not an end, 

but a beginning.

I feared my destiny,

until I realized that I had the power to change my life.

I feared hate

until I saw that it was nothing more than ignorance.

I feared love

until it touched my heart, 

making the darkness fade into endless 

sunny days.

I feared ridicule

until I learned 

how to laugh 

at myself.

I feared growing old

until I realized that I gained wisdom every day.

I feared the future

until I realized that life just kept getting better.

I feared the past

until I realized that it could no longer hurt me.

I feared the dark

until I saw the beauty of the star light.

I feared the light

until I learned that the truth would give me strength.

I feared change,

until I saw that even the most beautiful butterfly had to under gometamorphosis 

before it could fly.