Scared is what you’re feeling. Brave is what you’re doing.

Emma Donoghue

Fear, Then and Now

It was almost seven years ago to the day that I published my first blog article: “Reclaiming a Life from Fear.” While my writing hasn’t stayed regular, the quiet growth behind the scenes has.

I’ll be honest: Most of the last seven years hasn’t felt like triumph. My fears seemed as strong as ever. But what I couldn’t feel in the moment, I can now see in retrospect. I was taking steps, small and important ones, to break the power of fear in my life.

At last, after 6 years of painful and quiet growth, the last 12 months have seen many of my old fears start to crumble. I’ve begun to face them more directly.

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