Turning fear into courage (DW#478)
Fear is one emotion ALL of us have experienced. Whether real or imagined, personal or professional, our hearts have trembled with the prospect of coming face to face with what we fear.
What is fear, anyways?
Here is how the dictionary describes it:
Fear noun "an unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm."
Given that all of us do and will feel fear, it may be helpful to recognize that we can still act as we must, despite the feeling of fear. Courage, as it is often said, is NOT the absence of fear but rather taking action DESPITE the fear.
The idea of taking action is embedded in the very definition of courage:
Courage noun "the ability to do something that frightens one".
To put it very simply:
So can one turn fear into courage by reading, listening, intellectualizing or philosophizing?
Sadly, no.
The only way to foster courage is to practice acting despite the feeling of fear.
And each time we choose to do that, we can watch our bravery, our courage and our self-confidence blossom.
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