Give yourself a chance

12 things to try more often

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Things you should give yourself a chance to experience:

1. Failure

2. Success

3. Fear

4. Guilt

5. Uncertainty

6. Love

7. Hate

8. Redemption

9. Despair

10. Loss

11. Chaos

12. No control

There is an illusion out there—projected by society and mass media—that we are not okay if we fall into the negative end of the emotional spectrum. This is a lie that robs us of our sense of worth and presence.

There is a space between feeling “amazing” and “terrible”. Most of your human experience is found there and it is called life.

Life rewards you if you give yourself a chance to fully experience it (which includes all of the things listed above).

So give yourself a chance to discover the unexpected.

Stop resisting.

Let go.