We get so used to being in our own little comfort zone that we're hesitant to try anything new. The French writer, André Gide puts it this way: "Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore."  So, try something new today, step out and live! Let's learn from the poem that follows from an unknown author.

 It takes strength to be firm,
 It takes courage to be gentle.

 It takes strength to stand guard,
 It takes courage to let down your guard.

 It takes strength to conquer,
 It takes courage to surrender.

 It takes strength to be certain,
 It takes courage to have doubt.

 It takes strength to fit in,
 It takes courage to stand out.

 It takes strength to feel a friend's pain,
 It takes courage to feel your own pain.

 It takes strength to hide your own pains,
 It takes courage to show them.

 It takes strength to endure abuse,
 It takes courage to stop it.

 It takes strength to stand alone,
 It takes courage to lean on another.

 It takes strength to love,
 It takes courage to be loved.

 It takes strength to survive,
 It takes courage to live.

 If you feel you have neither,
 May the world hug you today
 With its warmth, and love.
 And may the wind carry a voice
 That tells you there is a friend
 Sitting in another corner of the world wishing you well !

Finally, remember, courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. Your are a child of God. Your  feeling inferior doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about feeling inadequate so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.