What you fear will not go away: it will take you into yourself and bless you and keep you. That's the world, and we all live there.
— William Stafford, For My Young Friends Who Are Afraid
Theatwitter.comWhat you fear will not go away: it will take you into yourself and bless you and keep you. That's the world, and we all live there. — William Stafford, For My Young Friends Who Are Afraid

Fear is not something to conquer, it’s actually a gold mine of deep intelligence.
Inside your fear is what you’ve been looking for your entire life: [Thread] https://t.co/4cK16eOxFF
Your fear is the sharpest definition of your self. You should know it. You should feel it virtually constantly. Fear needs to become your friend, so that you are no longer uncomfortable with it.
David Deida • The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire
At the core of the things we most fear is a message that we are trying to send ourselves about what we really care about.