Fears, Tears, and Intention

1. If you pursue your calling with discipline, intentionality, and the help of fellow travelers, what are the chances that your worst case scenario will really happen? I will definitely pursue my calling with discipline and intention, so things will likely work out well. But other than my husband, I am seriously lacking in fellow travelers. I hope some come along soon. When I started this idea of an events center/healing center that is really a front for a refuge, I had several fellow travelers. They all wanted to join me. We had it all mapped out. A whole community of like-minded people who offered a variety of skill sets that would benefit the business as well as the emergency refuge (a safe haven during trying times... a sort of naturopathic hospital, equipped with medical supplies, herbal remedies for people who can't get their medications anymore, doctors and nurses, and natural healers. Everyone helps as they can. We saw a big community garden, a meditation path, and several other healing areas. But when it came down to it, only one couple wanted to go. They picked right up and went to Missouri. They're waiting for us to find the place. The problem is they don't have funds to help purchase the place, nor do they have credit. That leaves us to put up all the investment. We don't have a lot. If the right people came along, we could do this better. By ourselves, we cannot purchase a place that has everything we need to make it self-sustaining. But I can start smaller with just the events center. As that is up and running, maybe we will find our people and things will fall into place. 2. As you look at your list of fears, what themes emerge? What is at the core of what you really fear? Financial ruin? The judgment or disapproval of others? Physical harm? Endangering the ones you love? Embarrassment? I mostly feel the judgment of disapproval of others. My teenage daughter is not happy about going anywhere. She (and several of her young adult siblings) can't understand that Utah is not the place for us. They don't really believe these are the last days (no matter how many times the Bretheren say it). They think we're being stupid. Some have yelled at me at length for even considering moving their little sister (really they're just worried they'll never see us again). Some have made it clear that they hate Missouri and will never ever visit us. Others have been supportive and said they will visit and maybe join us if they can find better work. The hardest thing is leaving my grandchildrena and my mother who is niney-three and somewhat dependent on me. 3. What is the risk of taking no action – not following your calling? How do you plan to deal with fear when it pops up on your entrepreneurial journey? If I don't take action now, it will be everlastingly too late. I don't think the second coming is far off. If I go now and get settled, perhaps I will have a place for my children and grands to come when they realize I was right, and they suddenly need to be to a safe place. This is my hope.

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