How I Started Nourishing the Dreams That Once Scared Me

Some of my dreams took longer to come to life than I expected.
For a while, I thought that meant something was wrong with me.
Maybe I wasn’t doing enough. Maybe I wasn’t enough.

Looking back, I can see it now:
I kept giving those dreams fear without realizing it, starving them of the care they needed.

Not intentionally.
I called it stress. I called it pressure. I called it being “realistic.”
But underneath it all, I was tangled in fear.

I wasn’t rooted in what I was capable of.
I was lost in everything I feared might go wrong.

And because stress is so normalized in our culture, it took me a long time to even notice that fear was running the show.

Now, when a dream starts to form, I slow down and ask different questions.
Questions that create space for presence, not pressure.

• How will I take care of this?

• What does it need from me to grow?

• Am I moving because I care, or because I’m afraid of being left behind?

• What would it mean to move with trust, not tension?

• Can I take one small, honest step that supports this dream today?

Some of the most meaningful things in my life didn’t happen quickly.
They happened slowly because I stopped trying to force them into shape.
Because I finally started listening instead of controlling.
Because I began showing up with steadiness instead of urgency.

I used to think I had to be fearless to make something real.
Now I know I have to stay present.
Keep showing up.
Be willing to start small.

If something meaningful feels stalled, ask yourself:
Am I tending to it gently, or trying to force it forward in ways that aren’t working?

Your dreams need softness, time, and space to root.

Let it soften.
Let it root.
Let it rise.

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