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Courage is the resistance of fear, mastery of fear,
not the absence of fear.
To be courageous doesn’t mean we aren't afraid. Everyone is fearful. We may look at someone who overcomes fear and think they are some sort of bionic human who is fearless. This isn’t the case at all. Courage is feeling the fear and doing it anyway—then seeing the fear dissolve.
I have
experienced this with public speaking.
It is said
that speaking in front of others is the #1 fear for people.
Ten or fifteen years ago I would have agreed with that in my life. Whenever I had to as much introduce myself to a group, I would be sick to my stomach, dizzy and visiting the bathroom. But, then something changed.
Through some circumstances, my fear to speak in front of a group is gone for the most part. I still get butterflies. I still feel a little nervous beforehand. But, when I stand up the fear isn’t there and I am able to speak the message I’m there to deliver.
Ten or fifteen years ago I would have agreed with that in my life. Whenever I had to as much introduce myself to a group, I would be sick to my stomach, dizzy and visiting the bathroom. But, then something changed.
Through some circumstances, my fear to speak in front of a group is gone for the most part. I still get butterflies. I still feel a little nervous beforehand. But, when I stand up the fear isn’t there and I am able to speak the message I’m there to deliver.
So this
quote from Mark Twain has shown true in my life. As someone once said, it is
learning to get your butterflies to fly in formation. I like that.
How about
you? What do Mark Twain’s words mean to you?
Jeanne
Day 8 - 31 Day Blog Challenge
