The Terrifying Beauty of Meeting Your Dreams

People talk a lot about the fear of failing your dreams.
But no one talks about the fear of achieving them.

The moment when something you’ve been chasing — something that once felt impossible or “out there” — suddenly becomes real… and instead of pure joy, you feel this wave of fear

It’s confusing. It’s overwhelming.
And it’s a very real part of a creative journey.

Because dreams feel safe as long as they stay dreams.
They’re fantasies that carry no risk.

But the moment you do start to see things happening — even a tiny piece of one — everything changes.

Right away, you have something fragile and meaningful in your hands.
And your mind panics:

• What if I can’t hold onto it?

• What if it disappears?

• What if I don’t live up to it?

• What if this is the peak?

It’s sort of I think the way they describe imposter syndrome a bit because your brain doesn’t believe that you are ‘that’ person. Imposter syndrome is almost an out of body experience…I can’t possible be the one doing this. I’m nobody, right?

It’s excitement and terror.
It’s the emotional equivalent of stepping into a place you only imagined — and realizing you’re responsible for what happens next.

The truth is this:
Success is rarely a pure high. It’s a vulnerable place.

When your dreams start becoming reality — even slowly, even in small ways — you’re confronted with the deep, unsettling fear that you might lose them.

And because we hate that feeling, we do something incredibly human:

We downplay the dream.
We act like it’s no big deal.
We try to carry on with life as usual so the pressure doesn’t crush us.

There’s wisdom in that.

It’s not denial — it’s survival.
It’s your brain trying to lower the emotional stakes so you can keep functioning, keep creating, keep moving forward.

Because if you let yourself fully feel the weight of your dreams coming true, it can be overwhelming.

But here’s the gentler, healthier way to approach it:

Acknowledge the dream.
Thank God for it.
And then keep going with the same heart you had before.

Focus on the task.
Not the outcome.
Not the numbers.
Not the fear of losing what you’ve gained.

Let it be a part of your life — not the measurement of your worth.

Dreams will continue but in God’s timing, not yours.
Your job isn’t to cling to them or fear losing them.
Your job is to create, to show up, to enjoy the work, and to let the rest happen the way it’s meant to.

Because sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply this:

Let the dream be real…
and keep living.