FREE HUGS!

This is one of the best days and experiences of Justin’s life! As he was walking to the beach from his apartment in Ocean Beach, San Diego, to give out free hugs he started to panic. Huge doubt and fear came over him wondering what would happen. Would people reject him? Would this be stupid and not work at all? Will he embarrass himself? He wanted to run back to his apartment and not do it. Luckily he was walking there with his wife and a few friends and he didn’t want to let them down and he would’ve felt weird if all of a sudden he backed out. So his mind started frantically racing and asking the question “ok how can I get out of this?” He envisioned, as his only way out, a huge gust of wind coming and ripping the “FREE HUGS” sign out of his hand and it breaking, rendering it useless and making him unable to follow through at no fault of his own. He’s so grateful no gust of wind ever came. He’s so grateful that even though it felt so strong and overwhelming, he didn’t let fear win. If it had he would’ve missed out on one of the most memorable and profound experiences of his life. This is synonymous with life. Everything is on the other side of fear. If we can stand strong in the face of fear, everything we could ever ask for like joy, fulfillment, peace, happiness, abundance is waiting for us on the other side.