Fearlessness

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TheVirgoddess
TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
edited February 27 in Chit-Chat
I was in CVS and the headline on a magazine was something like "How to live life fearlessly".

It just made me wonder - is that possible? Or something anyone would even want? Is fear beneficial or merely a hindrance?

I've always tied fear into bravery and courage, so it's never been a bad thing to me, but it made me wonder if it's viewed negatively.

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  • branflakes1980
    branflakes1980 Posts: 2,516 Member
    Fear to me is tied in with all feelings, love, pain etc. Jim Morrison said it best I do believe.

    "People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bull****. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they are afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they are wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strenght in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it. That's what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you're letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain."

    :smokin:
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    my gut reaction is being "fearless" in the literal sense would probably cause you to be in jail or cause you to die an early death.
  • jacques57
    jacques57 Posts: 2,129 Member
    Brene Brown equates fear and shame with the urge to avoid vulnerability. But she argues that being vulnerable is what makes us connected and happy. You have to take risks to make friends, fall in love, raise children, succeed as an entrepreneur, get a driver's license, blah blah blah. Think of fearlessness as embracing vulnerability and risking failure to gain a richer more whole-hearted life. It is a TED talk and worth checking out.
  • MikeCrazy
    MikeCrazy Posts: 2,716 Member
    Standing up for what you believe in with no hesitation, is fearless.
    The soldier rushing into a hail of bullets to rescue a fallen comrade, is fearless.
    Making firm decisions to meet your own hard goals, is fearless.
    Putting yourself out there after the end of a hard relationship, is fearless.
    The mother or father who will do anything to protect their children, are fearless.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Brene Brown equates fear and shame with the urge to avoid vulnerability. But she argues that being vulnerable is what makes us connected and happy. You have to take risks to make friends, fall in love, raise children, succeed as an entrepreneur, get a driver's license, blah blah blah. Think of fearlessness as embracing vulnerability and risking failure to gain a richer more whole-hearted life. It is a TED talk and worth checking out.

    Ohh, I like this a lot. I'll check out it.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    EVERYONE has fear and doubt.
    Not everyone let's that stop them.

    It is conditioning yourself to overcome the biggest obstacle that people face in life. I mean, fear for well being or safety aside, people (and I am talking about myself here really) fear change, gear failure, and fear what they don't know/understand. It keeps them from being the most AMAZING person they can be.

    This is what I am working on overcoming.
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