Why am I afraid?

Found this quote via The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning:

Why am I afraid to dance, I who love music and rhythm and grace and song and laughter? Why am I afraid to live, I who love life and the beauty of flesh and the living colors of the earth and sky and sea? Why am I afraid to love, I who love love?

Eugene O’Neill, The Great God Brown

For me, the question becomes: Why am I afraid to take risks that are required to continue on a path to where I want to be and, quite possibly, where God wants me to be? Lord, help me to put myself on the line when it’s easier to be comfortable.