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FEAR: Two Paths, One Choice

  • Writer: Aiyana Saint Gimbel
    Aiyana Saint Gimbel
  • Nov 6
  • 2 min read
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F-E-A-R


In the sacred forest where light filters through ancient trees, the Fae Archer stands at the crossroads we all face—that moment when fear whispers its question: Will you run, or will you rise?


Forget Everything And Run

Fear knows this path well. It’s the voice that says you’re not ready, not worthy, not enough. It tells you to forget your dreams, abandon your purpose, and retreat into the shadows where it feels safe. This is the fear that kept our stories unwritten, our medicines unmade, our voices silent.

When we run, we carry our fear with us—it grows heavier with each step backward, each dream deferred, each truth left unspoken.


Face Everything And Rise

But there is another way, beloved. The way of the Fae Archer.

Look at those magnificent wings—each feather a story of courage, each pattern a testament to transformation. These wings weren’t given; they were earned through every moment of choosing to stand, to aim true, to release the arrow even when hands trembled.

The Fae Archer doesn’t stand fearless—they stand despite the fear. The bow is drawn. The arrow is notched. The forest may be dark, but the heart knows its target.


The Strength of Worth

You see, rising isn’t about being unafraid. It’s about knowing your worth is greater than your fear. It’s understanding that:

  • Your story matters more than your comfort

  • Your purpose is stronger than your doubt

  • Your voice carries medicine the world needs to hear

  • Your wings—those beautiful, hard-won wings—were made for flight, not folding


The Choice Is Yours

Every single day, we stand where the Fae Archer stands. Fear will always offer us both paths. It will always give us the option to forget everything and run.

But here’s the sacred truth: You were not made to run.

You were made to face everything—the doubt, the criticism, the uncertainty, the risk—and rise anyway. To draw your bow with trembling hands and aim for the dream that calls your name. To unfurl those wings and trust they will catch the wind.


Rise, Beloved

The forest is watching. The ancestors are cheering. Your future self is waiting.

Face everything. And rise.

Because the world doesn’t need more people who ran from their fear—it needs more Fae Archers who stood in the forest, wings spread wide, and chose courage over comfort, purpose over safety, rising over running.


Your arrow is notched. Your worth is certain. Your wings are ready.

The only question is: Which meaning of FEAR will you choose today?


Mitakuye Oyasin – We Are All Related ♥⁀˚⋆.‿☆

~ Aiyana



 
 
 

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