Is Fear Writing Your Story?

I travel alone, at least once a year, and funny enough I hear the same stories every time. “I’m too picky.”, “I’m not a good planner.”, “ Now it’s not the time.”, “I’m afraid.”

But beneath the surface of these well-rehearsed lines, something deeper waits to be uncovered—an untold story buried beneath the weight of fear.

You see, fear is a cunning author. It scripts the same tired narrative, looping in predictable arcs—keeping you safe, comfortable, contained. But comfort is a prison with velvet bars, and if we let the familiar lull us into complacency, we risk never truly living.

When we travel we see the world differently. We explore life from a sense of curiosity and excitement, everything feels like a “first time”.

So let’s turn the page and start digging…

What makes you so afraid to travel alone? Is it the silence? That heavy, echoing stillness that comes when you have only yourself for company? Or is it the responsibility? That when you travel alone, every decision, every misstep, every triumph belongs solely to you? No one to map the route, no one to take the blame if things unravel, no safety net to soften the unknown.

Or maybe—just maybe—you’re afraid because fear wants you to be. Fear is sneaky like that. It’s a master storyteller, after all. It reuses old plots, recycling the same doubts, the same excuses, the same reasons why you shouldn’t dare. It fills up your pages with awkward ideas of how it will feel, and all the different variations of the same old stuff. It writes you into a character bound by limitation, sculpted by past experiences, convinced that the next chapter is too risky to begin.

And so, you wait. You let fear hold the pen, and in doing so, you put your own desires on hold. You leave that chapter unfinished, close the book, and whisper to yourself, one day, when the time is right.

But here’s the truth—fear doesn’t keep you safe. It keeps you small. In the words of Davidji: “If one foot is stuck in the quicksand of the old construct of excuses, blockages and your constricted ways of seeing the world, how can you expect your next step to be the strong one to launch you out of the quicksands and into the direction of your dreams?”

Solo travel isn’t just about seeing new places. It’s about stepping away from the noise and retreating into yourself—not to escape, but to listen. A trip to your truest inner landscape where you can sit in the stillness and face the fear, rather than letting it dictate the plot. It’s about reopening the book and writing your story, word by word, experience by experience.

It is proof. Proof that you are capable. That you are adaptable. That you can navigate the world—and your own life—without waiting for someone or something. Because no one is coming to make your life feel exciting or meaningful—you have to do that for yourself.

And while you don’t need to go all the way around the world to find yourself, I must say the new scenery always seems to inspire new chapters. Traveling with friends or family is beautiful. But deep inside you know it’s about time you step forward. Do you want to be a background character in your own story? Or will you claim the roles of protagonist, director, and storyteller?

Because whether you realize it or not, you are already making choices—every single day. Choosing to wake up and repeat the same routines, or to take a chance. Choosing to retreat into the known, or to step boldly into the unknown. Choosing between existing and experiencing.

The only part of the story we do not choose is the end. Read that again. Until that moment arrives, the pen is still in your hands.

So let me remind you: the perfect time will never come. Because it was never about timing—it was always about choice.

Fear will keep weaving reasons to hesitate, to postpone, to shrink. But the truth? If you want something—anything—you must go and claim it.

Even when you’re afraid.

Especially when you’re afraid.

So book the trip, take a chance, let the unfamiliar be part of the journey. Let fear have its little tantrum in the corner while you write the life you actually want.

Because the only way to break free from fear is to stop letting it lead. So start living authentically and take ownership of your story.

03/30/2025

Marrakech