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
“Imagine my surprise, sitting a full hour, in silent and irremediable fear of the world, to find the body forgetting its own fear the instant it opened and placed those unassuming hands on life's enduring pain, and the world, for one moment, closed its terrifying eyes in gratitude.
Saying,
"This is my body, I am found." —David Whyte
Saying,
"This is my body, I am found." —David Whyte