Every time you turn away from the thing that frightens you, you send the same message to your own psyche: this thing is larger than me. This thing has authority over my life. This thing determines where I go and what I do and who I am allowed to become. And with each avoidance, the fear does not stay the same size. It grows. Because what we refuse to face does not diminish in the dark. It expands.
Fear is a DISEASE!
Deep inner suffering inevitably arises when the human person is reduced to performance, consumption, or a statistical datum. Many young people today live under the yoke of expectations to perform, immersed in an exasperated competitiveness that generates anxiety, fear of not measuring up, and disorientation.
BTW, if you're in your 20s, normalise growing around a community.
Invite people over, eat out, do house warming, etc. Don't do life alone.
A plus if all of you have shared values. Have a space where you can talk about your dreams, and someone would follow up weeks later with "BTW, how is your kitchen garden doing?", "Were you finally able to run 5k in under 30 minutes?"
Don't do life alone. Life is beautiful with the family you create. Don't be so much into hustle culture and forget what really matters.
Here is Seme MP Dr James Wambura Nyikal, Bachelor of Medicine (MBChB), Masters Of Medicine (Paediatrics), Director of Medical Services, PS, MoH, GHC, CRE, OMG.
A pastor came with a stone to preach in a church that Rigathi Gachagua was attending in Kayole to explain to him why Kindiki, Duale and Alice Wahome should Go. Take a listen...