Choose both

Kill the censor

Who stopped you today?  Who made you pause, lose track, doubt yourself? 

The inner censor is not always this big bully standing in front of you, getting directly in your face.  Too often it’s this little squeaky voice, whose message starts to send a chill running through your soul.    

You know the voice.  The one which meekly asks “What do you really know?” or suggests you “Think more about what you’re trying to do.” or “Why not wait until you’re better prepared?”   

The inner censor is your persona of fear.  Fear of judgment, disapproval, reproach, and the impending storm of wrath from others.  Make the wrong move and the world you so carefully designed will come crashing.  The censor is what shrivels your creativity, drives you to panic, and convinces you that doing nothing is far safer and far better than believing in yourself.

Life can be both terribly imperfect and fully astonishing.  Choose both, and kill the censor.