Is fear generational, is it innate, or does it become an essential necessity one must learn to survive at the level one decides is best for themselves. It certainly can be protective, even life saving. But can it prevent you from experiencing incredible thrills, immense joy, overwhelming self satisfaction. Not sure about generational but…
Is fear generational, is it innate, or does it become an essential necessity one must learn to survive at the level one decides is best for themselves. It certainly can be protective, even life saving. But can it prevent you from experiencing incredible thrills, immense joy, overwhelming self satisfaction. Not sure about generational but I accept the fact it can be innate. I come from a large family and out of all my brothers and sisters I seemed to be, as we grew up, the only one who seemed to love taking risks. Taking time to worry about the outcome was fleeting or short lived. Some looking back, some incredibly stupid, some just for fun, some very frightening risks, but I would do them way. The results would vary of course based upon the action. A scolding from my mother, a leather strap discipline meeting from my father, a cast on the broken bones and one scary trip to a hospital for surgery. Why was that in me. Not fair to say it was just for attention as many risky actions were by myself and kept secrete from my family as i was ashamed how it turned out and why was i hurt became a flimsy nebulous story. So my point might be I do not consider myself courageous and therefore I admire people like the author who overcame a fear that prevented them from going doing something they really wanted.
Overcoming deep seated mind altering fear requires courage and a commitment that i don't think was innately part of my nature. So my loss would be maybe I missed out on the immense pride the author has in overcoming her fear.
Is fear generational, is it innate, or does it become an essential necessity one must learn to survive at the level one decides is best for themselves. It certainly can be protective, even life saving. But can it prevent you from experiencing incredible thrills, immense joy, overwhelming self satisfaction. Not sure about generational but I accept the fact it can be innate. I come from a large family and out of all my brothers and sisters I seemed to be, as we grew up, the only one who seemed to love taking risks. Taking time to worry about the outcome was fleeting or short lived. Some looking back, some incredibly stupid, some just for fun, some very frightening risks, but I would do them way. The results would vary of course based upon the action. A scolding from my mother, a leather strap discipline meeting from my father, a cast on the broken bones and one scary trip to a hospital for surgery. Why was that in me. Not fair to say it was just for attention as many risky actions were by myself and kept secrete from my family as i was ashamed how it turned out and why was i hurt became a flimsy nebulous story. So my point might be I do not consider myself courageous and therefore I admire people like the author who overcame a fear that prevented them from going doing something they really wanted.
Overcoming deep seated mind altering fear requires courage and a commitment that i don't think was innately part of my nature. So my loss would be maybe I missed out on the immense pride the author has in overcoming her fear.