My belief is the archetypal “fearless” warrior doesn’t exist.
In my opinion, the true warrior is not one who is fear-LESS, but someone FILLED WITH FEAR like the rest of us. What separates them from the crowd is these bad-asses don’t allow themselves to be overtaken or consumed by fear.
The warrior moves with grace through life, expecting the sensation of fear to arise whenever they embark upon a soul-expanding experience and embraces fear as a necessity for their evolution.
The warrior is self-aware and senses fear’s presence, but courageously steps to the plate to accept each challenge they’re presented and does what is required to successfully maneuver through them.
So if you find yourself feeling paralyzed by the sensation of fear when you’re attempting something new and different, pause and take a moment to be compassionate towards yourself. Fear happens to the best of us, especially the warrior-types craving lives filled with passion and purpose.
The warrior knows there is much more to life than the bucket of bullshit we’ve been sold and gladly moves beyond their fear, mindfully taking the chances and risks in order to manifest the life their soul yearns for into reality.
Every change made in life ushers us into new, foreign territories to learn and grow from, and sometimes this feels downright terrifying hiking through new terrain in some strange shoes we’ve never worn before.
It’s natural to shrink back from fear and momentarily reassess a situation. Pausing in reflection before moving forward with something big isn’t cowardice, it’s healthy and smart. Just don’t stand out at the edge of the cliff too long. You have to jump.
Like the warrior, the coward is afraid too, except they become dominated by it. Fear paralyzes the coward who never attempts anything different or new because they’re afraid to use fear as a directional indicator to move toward their greatest potential. The coward cheats themselves from living because their entire life has become contaminated in self-doubt, disbelief and worry.
It’s a choice.
Live life constantly believing fictional scenarios the mind creates rarely if ever coming true only but 99.999% of time.
Or,
Live life believing in yourself and your true potential, because truth be told…every time you boldly take a risk, you will feel satisfied regardless of the outcome because you faced your fears in trying.
Life isn’t happening someday down the road. Life is here, happening NOW, and everything you need to accomplish your dreams already resides within you.
Life is not about what you say you will do, LIFE IS ABOUT WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO.
YOU ARE READY. Believe it. Go and trust. CREATE YOUR REALITY, not later, but NOW. The future prospect of “One day life will be more awesome,” is nothing but a cop out and an excuse to escape whatever you could be doing right now the present.
So keep fear around. No one said you have to be fearless. Fear is nothing but a muscle, and needs to be flexed regularly. Just keep moving toward your greatest potential with fear as your ally by your side.
The words that came out of my mouth when reading this was…BRILLIANT writing!!
Love this line…
“Life is not about what you say you will do, LIFE IS ABOUT WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO.”
The words that came out of my mouth when reading this was … BRILLIANT!
Loved this line…
“Life is not about what you say you will do, LIFE IS ABOUT WHAT YOU ACTUALLY DO.”