Who Needs Viagra?

When I was 17, moving out of the house and starting a new life in another city was so easy. I found a place to live, a job, friends, boys to date, and was busy with school. Now, at 23, it seems like finding a job, making new friends, and all of the other things that go along with a change of residence is just so overwhelming. I guess it goes to show that as you get older, things only get harder.

Six years ago seems like such a short time ago, and yet, I had the world at my fingertips. Chasing after dreams didn't seem difficult at all, and if there were, well, it was worth it. So why is going after your dreams so hard for me now? Maybe I just don't believe they can come true. Or maybe I am just afraid to leap into something I don't know the outcome of.

Whether it's new relationships, or interviewing for that job, or working towards that goal of making Carnegie Hall, fear is what keeps us bound to our seats and away from dreaming. When you fear failure (and sometimes success) doing nothing is the best thing you can do. But when you do nothing, nothing ever changes, does it? Getting older may be harder, but so is having nothing to show for it.