Scared of what's ahead
The future is leaning on you before it has even arrived, and that is a real weight to hold. Being scared of what's coming usually means you care deeply about how it turns out. You don't have to feel brave to be brave; you've walked into uncertain days before and you're still here. Whatever is ahead, you don't have to meet all of it today — only this moment, and this moment is gentle.
Read one, sit with it, and draw as many more as you need.
Afraid
Scared of what's ahead
“Being scared of what's coming doesn't mean you can't face it. It means you understand the stakes, and only brave people ever really do.”
More comforting words for this feeling
“Courage was never the absence of this shaky feeling. It's the decision to take one more step while your knees are still trembling.”
“Name the thing you're dreading out loud, in plain words. Fear hates being looked at directly; it does its worst work in the fog.”
“Right now, in this exact moment, you are safe. The frightening thing lives in a future that hasn't arrived and may not look like you picture it.”