It's such a loaded question...
I saw this on Tumblr early this morning and it has stuck with me. I've been thinking about it all day and I still don't have my perfect answer...
But, hey... Life is not about perfection right? And not having my perfect answer but still putting this out into the world is actually frightening to me so I guess it kind of goes with the whole theme here.
So... what would I do if I was not afraid?
The simplest answer is what wouldn't I do if I was not afraid? I would do everything to be honest. I would not fear the consequences and I would throw caution to the wind and I would do everything.
I would sing loud and often and always. I would write music and play the guitar and send in demos and make music videos and post them on YouTube. I would play shows and I would be the musician I wish I could be.
I would travel the world, on my own or with friends. I would visit all the places I've read about or seen pictures of or watched movies about. I would go somewhere I don't speak the language and I would meet people and make new friends. It would be epic and it would be amazing and the stories I would have... I can't even imagine.
I would move to a new city or state... *cough cough* Portland, Oregon *cough*. And it would be amazing. New suroundings, new people, new adventures!
I would post take more photos and I would share my photography without fear of judgement.
I would tell the people I love that I love them. All of the people I love. Not just the ones I'm comfortable telling. I would tell everyone that's important to me how important they are to me. I would tell everyone that I love just how much and why I love them.
I would share more things about myself. Things that people might think are weird and could judge me for. I would share without fear of judgement or ridicule... Just thinking about this makes me equal parts itchy and happy... I don't think that will make sense to most people, but there you go.
I would live without fear of consequence. I don't mean that I would do things that had dire or destructive consequences, living without fear is not the same as living without conscience. I would still live within my beliefs and morales. I would not do anything I could not live with and I would not do anything that was damaging or harmful to another person... even someone who I didn't really like very much...
Fear is kind of a bitch.
- E
