Writer’s Quote: Fear and Courage

Writer’s Quote: Fear and Courage

by Ameena k.g

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I know I write a lot about courage and fear, but it seems to me that these are the two main things holding us back (especially as writers). Fear is an insatiable thing- the more we feed and give into it, the more it craves. And as time goes on, we lose ourselves to it. Here is where courage comes into play. If there is one antidote for fear, then it is “courage”. The amazing part is, you don’t need a bucket load full of courage in order to defeat fear. No, all that is needed is a teeny weeny bit of pluck.

Whenever fear tries to sneak it’s way in as I’m about to make a decision, I remind myself- “the worst reply I can get is ‘no'” and at the end of the day, ‘No’ is neither going to beat me nor harm me- it’s just another word that means ‘ah, next time’.
We tend to give rejection more power than it deserves and it shouldn’t be. It’s not like grade school where If we make a mistake, we get 5-10 whacks. Life is way lenient, we get no whacks and there are always other roads to follow when one closes, except if we aren’t looking.

The most courageous of people to me, are those who know they are ‘probably’ doomed before they begin a task, but yet they begin anyway. Chances are they may get licked, but a few times, they do make it. The keyword here is ‘probability’ and as I have been taught in mathematics, it means there is always a chance.
I’m going to end this by saying take that chance today and defeat fear. Just because you “may” be licked doesn’t mean you “will” be.

This is my submission to Writer’s Quote Wednesday hosted by Silver Threading. See ya next time. 🙂

13 thoughts on “Writer’s Quote: Fear and Courage”

  1. I often ask myself “What is the worst case scenario?” and, in most cases, it is not bad because it usually means that nothing will change. When something negative is likely to result “Will it change my life?” and, in most cases, it will not. When it will impact my life “Will I be able to live with the consequences?” and, in every case to date, I will!

    In your context, I would rather attempt something and fail, than to never attempt it at all.

    Finally, my personal “guide” – Once you decide to do something give it 110%. If it was a good idea to start with, it will become amazing. If it was a mediocre idea, it may well become a good one. If it was a bad idea to start with, it may just turn out O.K. 🙂 🙂 🙂

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  3. I ask myself what’s the worst that could happen and what will happen if I don’t do anything. Most of the time I’d rather do something then stay sitting on the couch!

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